Question

2 Present Perfect Continuous
Tense
a) I ___(say) my prayer since
morning
b) You___(sing) a song for
ten minutes.
c) I ___ (teach) in this school for ten years.
c) The players ___(take) exercise since morning.
d) India ___ (progress) by leaps and bounds since Independence.​

Answer 1

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a) I ___(say) my prayer since morning

Ans:- I have been saying prayer since morning.

b) You___(sing) a song for ten minutes.

Ans:- You have been singing a song for ten minutes.

c) I ___ (teach) in this school for ten years.

Ans:- I have been teaching in this school for ten years.

c) The players ___(take) exercise since morning.

Ans:- The players have been taking exercise since morning.

d) India ___ (progress) by leaps and bounds since Independence.

Ans:- India has been progressing by leaps and bounds since independence.

Answer 2

Answer:-

1. I have been saying my prayer since morning.
2. You have been singing a song for ten minutes.
3. I have been teaching in this school for 10 years.
4. The players have been taking exercise since morning.
5. India has been progressing by leaps and bounds since independence.

More information:–

How to form a present perfect continuous tense:–

→ have/has + been + verb + ing

Examples:–

• I have been working all afternoon
• You have been listening to the radio for the past hour
• He has been sweeping the floor all afternoon
• She has been spending a lot of money lately

Verbs ending in an -e

(live, make, close, wipe etc)

Examples:–

→ drop '-e'

• I have been living here for quite some time now.
• He has been making a lot of noise lately.
• They have been wiping the floor for over an hour.

Present perfect continuous in negations:–

→ have/has + not (haven't/hasn't) + been + verb + ing

Examples:–

• I haven't been listening to the news
• She hasn't been waiting for you for over an hour
• They haven't been paying attention

Present perfect continuous in use:–

For activities that started in the past, but have continued in the present.

Examples:–

• I have been travelling for a few years.
• They have been working as a chauffeur

For things that happened in the past, but it is not important when they happened.

Examples:–

• She has been visiting her aunt a lot
• They have been repairing that car.

For things that are annoying

Examples:–

• I have been doing your dirty laundry all afternoon
• They have been playing loud music all night