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Perfect Progressive of Verbs Online Quiz
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Q 1 - Paul ____ for a promotion for the past year.
Answer : C
Explanation
The structure "has/have been" is used with the actions that have started in the past and are still continuing in the present. These sentences use "have been + <verb+ing>" for "I, we, you, they" and related nouns. These sentences use "has been + <verb+ing> for "he, she, it" and related nouns.
Q 2 - Ever since her visit to the doctor, Emily ____ a more healthy diet.
Answer : A
Explanation
The structure "has/have been" is used with the actions that have started in the past and are still continuing in the present. These sentences use "have been + <verb+ing>" for "I, we, you, they" and related nouns. These sentences use "has been + <verb+ing> for "he, she, it" and related nouns.
Q 3 - I ____ here for 18 months without a break when you come to meet me.
Answer : D
Explanation
The structure "will have been + <verb+ing>" is used with the actions that started in the past and will continue till a given time in the future.
Q 4 - By the end of next month, Joey ____ 30 dollars before fall.
Answer : A
Explanation
The structure "will have been + <verb+ing>" is used with the actions that started in the past and will continue till a given time in the future.
Q 5 - On our anniversary next year, we ____ for ten years. Don't you think we should get married?
Answer : A
Explanation
The structure "will have been + <verb+ing>" is used with the actions that started in the past and will continue till a given time in the future.
Q 6 - Khadijah ____ for here 3 years by the time she gets a full time job.
Answer : D
Explanation
The structure "will have been + <verb+ing>" is used with actions that started in the past and will continue till a given time in the future.
Q 7 - Before she ____ a bad review, Lisa ____ to see the movie “Man in a purple Suit.”
Answer : B
Explanation
The structure "had been" is used with the actions that have started in the past, continued for a fixed period, and then ended in the past too.
Q 8 - I ____ to enter UBC for two years. I was finally accepted last year.
Answer : C
Explanation
The structure "had been" is used with the actions that have started in the past, continued for a fixed period, and then ended in the past too.
Q 9 - My sister ____ about studying in Canada, but she got married and had to stay in the UAE.
Answer : B
Explanation
The structure "had been" is used with the actions that have started in the past, continued for a fixed period, and then ended in the past too.
Q 10 - We ____ for a year when we ran out of money and had to return home.
Answer : A
Explanation
The structure "had been" is used with the actions that have started in the past, continued for a fixed period, and then ended in the past too.