Present Perfect Continuous: Duration vs Completion (C1)

1

I'm exhausted! I ___ all morning.

have runranhave been runningam running

2

She ___ three reports this week — they're all on the shared drive.

has writtenhas been writingwriteswrote

3

They ___ in the garden all afternoon — they must be exhausted.

have workedhave been workingworkedare working

4

My team ___ four bugs already today.

has been fixingfixedfixeshas fixed

5

He ___ Spanish since January, and his accent is getting better every week.

has been learninghas learnedlearnslearned

6

After two months of debate, the committee ___ a decision.

has finally been makingfinally madehas finally madefinally makes

7

Sorry I can't talk — I ___ on this presentation all day.

have workedhave been workingworkedwork

8

I ___ everything I needed from the supermarket — let's go home.

have been buyingboughtbuyhave bought

9

Your eyes are red. ___?

Have you been cryingHave you criedDid you cryAre you crying

10

This year, our company ___ five new products.

has been launchinglaunchedhas launchedlaunches

11

The kids ___ every single biscuit in the jar!

have been eatingateare eatinghave eaten

12

My back hurts because I ___ in the garden all morning.

have dughave been diggingdugam digging

13

Maria ___ this film five times — she really loves it.

has watchedhas been watchingwatchedwatches

14

What ___ for the last hour? I've been calling you!

did you dohave you donehave you been doingare you doing

15

I ___ this novel since Monday, but I'm only on chapter three.

have readhave been readingreadam reading