Grammar Test B1 (Verb Tenses): Comparing Simple Present Perfect Tense and Present Perfect Continuous Tense

2025 Series: Test 4
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Instruction: Choose the correct tense for each sentence.

1. I _____ my desk, so everything looks neat.
A. have just organized
B. have just been organizing

2. I _____ online classes for six months, and I still enjoy them.

A. have attended

B. have been attending

3. She _____ the report, so the manager can read it now.
A. has already printed
B. has already been printing

4. I am sweaty because I _____ at the gym for an hour. It’s time to take a shower.
A. have exercised
B. have been exercising

5. He _____ shoes since last summer.
A. has repaired

B. has been repairing

6. I _____ his message yet, so he is still waiting.
A. haven’t answered
B. have not been answering

7. They _____ the chairs yet, so the room is not ready.
A. haven’t arranged
B. have not been arranging

8. She is tired because she _____ documents all afternoon. She’s glad it’s finally over.
A. has prepared
B. has been preparing

9. I _____ ramen in Tokyo already.
A. have eaten
B. have been eating

10. I _____ in the library for three hours, and I still haven’t finished my project.

A. have studied

B. have been studying

11. He _____ a marathon before.
A. has joined
B. has been joining

12. She _____ virtual reality yet.
A. has not tried
B. has not been trying

13. I am tired because I _____ for my exam all morning. I just stopped a few minutes ago.
A. have prepared
B. have been preparing

14. I _____ my phone number three times in my life.
A. have changed
B. have been changing

15. She _____ concerts many times in her life.
A. has attended
B. has been attending

16. His clothes are wet because he _____ in the rain for half an hour. He’s glad to be home.
A. has walked
B. has been walking

17. I _____ the weather forecast three times today.
A. have checked
B. have been checking

18. My town _____ more crowded in the last five years.
A. has become
B. has been becoming

19. The museum _____ stolen artefacts from Africa since the eighteenth century.
A. has contained
B. has been containing

20. She _____ around Europe since June, and as of today, she has just visited Western Europe.

A. has travelled

B. has been travelling

Answer Key and Explanations

1. I _____ my desk, so everything looks neat.
✅ A. have just organized → finished action, clear present result.
B = incorrect, because “have just been organizing” focuses on process, not result.

2. I _____ online classes for six months, and I still enjoy them.
✅ B. have been attending → ongoing action with for six months.
A = possible but less natural; “attended” suggests a completed course.

3. She _____ the report, so the manager can read it now.
✅ A. has already printed → finished action with result.
B = wrong, “has already been printing” sounds odd (process, not result).

4. I am sweaty because I _____ at the gym for an hour.
✅ B. have been exercising → continuous action, visible present effect.
A = okay, but B is the best choice.

5. He _____ shoes since last summer.
✅ B. has been repairing → ongoing activity.
A = possible but less natural (focuses on general fact, not activity).

6. I _____ his message yet, so he is still waiting.
✅ A. haven’t answered → simple, clear not-yet action.
B = wrong, “have not been answering” implies repeated ignoring.

7. They _____ the chairs yet, so the room is not ready.
✅ A. haven’t arranged → simple not-yet action.
B = wrong for same reason as #6.

8. She is tired because she _____ documents all afternoon.
✅ B. has been preparing → ongoing process, explains tiredness.
A = possible but weaker.

9. I _____ ramen in Tokyo already.
✅ A. have eaten → life experience.
B = wrong, “have been eating” doesn’t fit “already.”

10. I _____ in the library for three hours, and I still haven’t finished.
✅ B. have been studying → ongoing activity with for three hours.
A = okay but less natural.

11. He _____ a marathon before.
✅ A. has joined → life experience. B = wrong, “has been joining” is ungrammatical.

12. She _____ virtual reality yet.
✅ A. has not tried → life experience, not-yet.
B = wrong.

13. I am tired because I _____ for my exam all morning.
✅ B. have been preparing → ongoing activity with present effect.
A = possible but less natural.

14. I _____ my phone number three times in my life.
✅ A. have changed → completed actions, counted.
B = wrong, we don’t count repeated life actions with continuous.

15. She _____ concerts many times in her life.
✅ A. has attended → life experience, repeated.
B = wrong, “has been attending” suggests recent habit, not “many times.”

16. His clothes are wet because he _____ in the rain for half an hour.
✅ B. has been walking → explains visible effect.

17. I _____ the weather forecast three times today.
✅ A. have checked → repeated completed actions.
B = less natural.

18. My town _____ more crowded in the last five years.
✅ A. has become → change of state.
B = wrong, “has been becoming” is rarely used.

19. The museum _____ stolen artefacts from Africa since the eighteenth century.
✅ A. has contained → state verb, not continuous.
B = wrong.

20. She _____ around Europe since June, and as of today, she has just visited Western Europe.
✅ B. has been travelling → ongoing journey with since June.
A = possible, but continuous is stronger for travel.