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Exercise 1

The document contains exercises for practicing the Present Perfect Continuous tense, including filling in blanks, forming questions and negatives, and distinguishing between 'for' and 'since.' It also includes an error identification section focusing on continuous versus stative verbs. An answer key is provided to confirm the correct responses and explanations.

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Exercise 1

The document contains exercises for practicing the Present Perfect Continuous tense, including filling in blanks, forming questions and negatives, and distinguishing between 'for' and 'since.' It also includes an error identification section focusing on continuous versus stative verbs. An answer key is provided to confirm the correct responses and explanations.

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Exercise 1: Conjugation Practice (Affirmative)

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the Present Perfect Continuous using the verb in parentheses.
1. They ________________________ (study) for their exams since 8:00 AM.
2. Mark ________________________ (talk) on the phone for over an hour.
3. The children ________________________ (play) outside all afternoon.
Exercise 2: Questions & Negatives
Complete the sentences according to the prompts.
4. How long ________ you ________________________ (look) for a new job? (Question)
5. We ________________________ (not / watch) TV lately; we've been too busy. (Negative)
6. Why is your face so red? ________ you ________________________ (run)? (Question)
Exercise 3: FOR or SINCE?
Fill in the blanks with either for or since.
7. I have been trying to fix this computer ________________ two hours.
8. She has been taking violin lessons ________________ last December.
Exercise 4: Spot the Error (Continuous vs. Stative Verbs)
Identify whether the sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is incorrect, fix it!
9. "I have been needing a new notebook for weeks."
👉 Correct or Incorrect? ____________________________________________________
10. "She has been reading that book since yesterday."
👉 Correct or Incorrect? ____________________________________________________
🔑 Answer Key
1. have been studying
(They + have + been + studying)
2. has been talking
(Mark [he] + has + been + talking)
3. have been playing
(The children [they] + have + been + playing)
4. How long have you been looking...?
(Question order: Question word + have + subject + been + V-ing)
5. haven't been watching (or: have not been watching)
(Negative: have + not + been + V-ing)
6. Have you been running?
(Question order: Have + subject + been + V-ing)
7. for
("two hours" is a duration of time)
8. since
("last December" is a specific starting point in time)
9. Incorrect.
Correction: "I have needed a new notebook for weeks."
(Explanation: "Need" is a stative verb representing a state, not an action, so it cannot be used in continuous
forms.)
10. Correct.
(Explanation: "Read" is an dynamic action verb, so using the continuous form is completely valid to show
duration.)

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