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Updated September 2025
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Choose the correct option to complete the Present Perfect Continuous and Simple Exercises below.
1
A: Why are your hands so dirty?B: I ________ the car.
a.
have cleaned
b.
cleaned
c.
have been cleaning
2
He ________ ten emails so far this morning.
a.
wrote
b.
has been writing
c.
has written
3
A: You look exhausted!B: I ________ all day without a break.
a.
have been working
b.
have worked
c.
worked
4
She ________ three books this month.
a.
has been reading
b.
has read
c.
read
5
How long ________ for the doctor?
a.
did you wait
b.
have you waited
c.
have you been waiting
6
He ________ here for five years before he moved to Paris.
a.
has been living
b.
has lived
c.
lived
7
A: Where have you been?B: I ________ for you everywhere!
a.
looked
b.
have looked
c.
have been looking
8
She ________ her keys, so now she can’t enter the house.
a.
lost
b.
has lost
c.
has been losing
9
I ________ this book for weeks, but I still haven't finished it.
a.
read
b.
have read
c.
have been reading
10
Why is your hair wet? ________ in the rain?
a.
Did you walk
b.
Have you been walking
c.
Have you walked
