Worksheet of Present Perfect Continuous Tense with Solutions

Introduction:
The present perfect continuous tense is used to indicate an action that started in the past and has continued up until now, or has just recently stopped. It is formed by using "has/have been" + the present participle of the verb.

Example:
- I have been studying for three hours.
- She has been working at the company since 2010.

Worksheet:
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in the present perfect continuous tense:
a) They ____________ (play) football for two hours.
b) She ____________ (wait) for the bus since 5 o'clock.
c) We ____________ (study) English for a week.
d) He ____________ (read) the book for an hour.

Solutions:
a) have been playing
b) has been waiting
c) have been studying
d) has been reading

Explanation:
- In sentence (a), "have been playing" is used because the action of playing football started in the past and has continued up until now.
- In sentence (b), "has been waiting" is used to show that the action of waiting for the bus started at 5 o'clock and is still ongoing.
- In sentence (c), "have been studying" is used to indicate that the action of studying English started a week ago and is still in progress.
- In sentence (d), "has been reading" is used to show that the action of reading the book started an hour ago and is ongoing.