Perfect Progressive of Verbs Online Quiz



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Q 1 - The Smiths ____ their in-laws quite often nowadays.

A - Visited

B - Have been visiting

C - Have visited

D - Has visited

Answer : B

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 - Eugene ____ a psychologist for the past year, and he finds it very helpful.

A - Saw

B - Has seen

C - Has been seeing

D - have been seeing

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 3 - She ____ a total of 15 practice exams when the exams would be conducted.

A - will have taken

B - Will be taking

C - Will take

D - will have been taking

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 4 - By the time she retires next year, Lisa ____ 25 years as a receptionist with Krebbs Industries.

A - Will have been spending

B - Will have spent

C - Will have spending

D - Will spend

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.

Answer : B

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.

A - Will have been taught

B - Will have being taught

C - Will have teaching

D - Will have been teaching

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 - Joey ____ of asking Sandra to the high school prom, until he ____ that Sandra already had a boyfriend.

A - Was thinkinghad realized

B - Had been thinkinghad realized

C - Had been thinkingrealized

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 8 - I ____ to enter UBC for two years. I was finally accepted last year.

A - Has been trying

B - Had been try

C - Had been trying

D - Had been tried

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.

A - Has been thinking

B - Had been thinking

C - Had thinking

D - Had been thought

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 - When the financial crisis hit, my father ____ at IBM for 10 years. Unfortunately, he had to leave the company and start all over.

A - Has been working

B - Had been worked

C - Had been working

D - Had working

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.

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