Question

They........(play) cricket since morning. (Fill in the blank with the appropriate from of verb)

Answer 1

They have been playing cricket since morning.

• The above-mentioned sentence is in the form of the present perfect continuous tense.

What is a present perfect continuous tense?

• This tense describes the action that is started in the past and continues to the present time.

Structure of Present perfect continuous form:

Subject + have/has been + 1st form of verb-ing + object

Example:

I have been reading since morning.

She has been playing chess since evening.