Use the verbs in the list below in the present perfect continuous to complete
the sentences. Say what the tense
expresses in each sentence.
sleep walk • surf • drive • do listen
1 Nancy the Net for over an hour
to find information for her school project.
2 Anna
chores all morning
and the house looks spotless.
3 You
to the same song
over and over for the last hour. Please put
something else on!
4 Nina since 10 o'clock last night.
5 We for three hours. Let's stop
for a short break before we continue our trip.
6 Noah's clothes are wet because he
in the rain.​

Complete the sentences using the verbs in the present perfect continuous tense.

1) Tony has been talking on the phone for two hours.

2) I have been looking for my keys since 11 a.m.

3) We have been waiting for my bus for 20 minutes.

4) She has been playing computer games for 50 minutes.

5) They have been living in Moscow since January.

Use the words to make up sentences in the present perfect continuous tense.

1) It/snow/all/day. — It has been snowing all day.

2) she/work in hospital/ since 1999. — She has been working in hospital since 1999.

3) how long/you/have/driving lessons? — How long have you been having driving lessons?

4) I/learn English/ for a long time. — I have been learning English for a long time