Perfect Continuous Tenses Quiz

1. You _______________________ for six straight months when you take the TOEFL exam.

have been preparing

will have been preparing

had been preparing

2. Anna was frightened when she woke up in the middle of the night. She ________________ a bad dream.

have been having

had been having

will have been having

3. Recently, Jade __________________everyday.

will have been running

had been running

has been running

4. By then, we ___________________________ at this university for three years.

haven’t been studying

hadn’t been studying

will not have been studying

5. I was sad when my local cafe closed. I ________________ there for many years.

had been going

will have been going

have been going

6. I ___________________ all day long. I am very hungry.

haven’t been eating

hadn’t been eating

won’t have been eating

7. you __________ enough to lose weight by your wedding?

Will ….. have been exercising

Had ..… been exercising

Have ….. been exercising

8. Yesterday, Farnaz’s phone was faulty. She ________________ to repair the phone the whole day.

have been trying

had been trying

will have been trying

9. How long you _______ the book?

have ….. been reading

had ..… been reading

will ..… been reading

10. it _____ for a long time before you went for a walk?

Have ..… been snowing

Had ….. been snowing

Will ..… have been snowing