Present Perfect

Continuous Tense
Activity 1:
Match the sentences with appropriate endings.
Write the correct letter in the space provided.

1. I have been studying A. in my cooking class.

2. I have been swimming B. about my new partner.

3. I have been learning new recipes C. for an English exam all morning.

4. I have been telling my friends D. so that I can get fit.

5. I have been thinking E. about my future plans.

Activity 2:

Look at the sentences. Spot the errors and rewrite the sentences.

1 I have ben missing my friends a lot lately.

2 I have been read more books this week.

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3 Since I started have been running, I have been feeling so sore.

4 I have practising for my driving test.

5 I have been really anxious past week.

6 Since I got food poisoning, I has been really nauseous.

Activity 3:

Convert these sentences into present perfect continuous sentences.

1 Since I started studying + I am so tired

2 I go to dance classes + in the evenings

3 I run + all morning

4 Since I moved to this country + I speak a lot of English

5 I watch this movie for 20 minutes already + but we can restart it.

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Activity 4:
Write 4 sentences based on the table below.
Example: He has been practising Spanish all afternoon.

subject verb noun extra information

I study Spanish all afternoon.

He/She practise yoga since last week.

They doing a movie for 20 minutes.

You watching sports for decades.

We playing tennis recently.

Activity 5:
Write about a hobby or activity you have recently started.
Try to use as many present perfect continuous tense sentences as you can.

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