Perfect Progressive of Verbs Online Quiz



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Q 1 - The Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii ____ since 1900.

A - Has erupted

B - Has been erupting

C - Erupted

D - Have erupted

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 - Jim ____ about changing careers for the last one year.

A - Thought

B - Has thought

C - Has been thinking

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 - Susan ____ enough credits to earn her Masters degree in her first year itself.

A - Will have been earning

B - Will have earned

C - Will have been earned

D - Will have earning

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 : 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 5 - By the time the concert ends, we ____ here for 3 hours.

A - will have been sit

B - will have sat

C - will have sitting

D - will have been sitting

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 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 - The football team ____ on a small pitch for a month; however, they moved to the Olympic Stadium last week and they are playing much better.

A - Had been trained

B - Has been training

C - Had been train

D - Had been training

Answer : D

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 - If you ____ trouble with your Math class last semester, you should have asked for help. Now, it's too late.

A - Has been having

B - Had been having

C - Had been have

D - Had been had

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.

A - Had been traveling

B - Has been traveling

C - Had traveling

D - Had been traveled

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.

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