Ans 1. "How long have you been watching TV?"
"For three hours."
"How many programmes have you watched?"
Ans 2. The boys have played four games so far.
They have been playing tennis since
9 o'clock in the morning.
Ans 3. I have been driving continuously since 4 o'clock.
I have never driven so long at a stretch before.
Ans 4. What have you been doing all this while?
I have been mending the car.
Have you finished or not?
Yes. I have just got it ready for the race.
Ans 5. I have been doing mathematics for three hours now.
I have finished all the exercises.
Ans 6. I have been listening to music for six hours now.
I have finally understood the difference between jazz and rock.
Ans 7. Why have you been crying all this while?
I have been missing my family.
(B) Tick (✓) the sentences which are grammatically correct and cross (x) the ones which are not. Then rewrite the incorrect ones correctly.
Ans 1. (x) I have been learning the guitar for 6 weeks now.
Ans 2. (x) I have been waiting for her since morning.
Ans 3. (x) How long have you been standing here?
Ans 4. ✓
Ans 5. (x) What has he been doing since 9 o'clock?
Ans 6. (x) I'm sorry. I'm late. Have you been waiting for long?
Ans 7. ✓
Ans 8. (x) I have been waiting here for a long time.
Ans 9. (x) Why do you worry so much about your mother?
Ans 10. (x) Stop her. She has been eating chocolates since morning.
Ans 1. (b) He has been writing for more than 60 years.
Ans 2. (b) He has been directing films for three decades.
Ans 3. (b) They have been photographing tigers in the wild for ten years.
Ans 4. (b) He has been contesting elections for forty years.
Ans 5. (b) She has been playing tennis since childhood.
Ans 6. (b) He has been practicing sitar for the last twenty years
Ans 7. (b) She has been actively involved with young students for many years.
1. What is the difference between the Present Perfect tense and the Present Perfect Continuous tense? | ![]() |
2. How do you form the Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous tenses? | ![]() |
3. When should I use the Present Perfect tense instead of the simple past tense? | ![]() |
4. Can you provide examples of common time expressions used with the Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous tenses? | ![]() |
5. What are some common mistakes students make when using the Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous tenses? | ![]() |