Unit 5 perfect continuous tenses entry test

1. Choose the correct variant.

1. I ..... cakes. That is why my hands are all covered with flour.

   	A) have been making	C) will have made
   	B) have make	D) make

2. He ..... since he returned from his business trip. That is why he looks so tired.

   	A) has been overworking	C) overworks
   	B) overworked	D) will have overworked

3. She ..... the children for 2 hours by the time their parents come home.

   	A) will have been caring for	C) had been caring for
   	B) has been caring for	D) cared for

4. I ..... over the phone for 20 minutes when they brought me the letter.

   	A) has been talking	C) will have been talking
   	B) had been talking	D) have been talking

5. They ..... in that room since morning when the taxi arrived.

   	A) have been sitting	C) had been sitting
   	B) sat	D) will have been sitting

6. He ..... in the south the whole week by the time his friends come to visit him.

   	A) will have been resting	C) had been resting
   	B) has been resting	D) rested

7. In an hour we ..... at this report for 5 hours.

   	A) will have been working	C) had been working
   	B) have been working	D) will work

8. He ..... Russian for 2 years and doesn’t even known the alphabet yet.

   	A) is studying	C) studied
   	B) has been studying	D) studies

9. He quickly forgot everything he ..... at school for more than 5 years.

   	A) had learnt	C) has been learning
   	B) had been learning	D) learnt

10. I ..... at the hotel for a fortnight when I received your letter.

    	A) had been staying	C) had stayed
    	B) was staying	D) have been staying

11. By next week my friends ..... in this flat for 22 weeks.

    	A) will live	C) will be living
    	B) will have been living	D) are living

12. By 6 p.m. she ..... in the garden for 4 hours.

    	A) will have been standing	C) will be standing
    	B) will stand	D) are standing

13. I ..... at the hotel library for an hour when I got your message.

    	A) had been staying	C) will have been staying
    	B) have been staying	D) had stayed

14. The musicians ..... the piano for an hour when we came in.

    	A) played	C) had been playing
    	B) had played	D) had being playing

15. By the beginning of the year they ..... English for 1 year.

    	A) will learn	C) will have been learning
    	B) will be learning	D) are learning

16. We ..... along a forest road for 3 hours when we saw a house.

    	A) had walked	C) had been walking
    	B) were walking	D) walked

17. They ..... in the garden for 2 hours by the time we come to their house.

    	A) will be working	C) will work
    	B) will have been working	D) work

18. I ..... over the phone the whole hour when the porter knocked at the door.

    	A) had talked	C) talked
    	B) had been talking	D) had being talked

19. In half an hour we ..... since morning.

    	A) will sunbathe	C) will have been sunbathing
    	B) are sunbathing	D) will be sunbathing

20. Alice closed the magazine and rose from the sofa on which she ..... for more than 2 hours.

    	A) had been lying	C) had lain
    	B) had lied	D) was lying

21. By 5.00 p.m. they ..... TV for 4 hours running!

    	A) will watch	C) will have been watching
    	B) will be watching	D) are watching

22. She looked tired. She ..... letters all the morning.

    	A) typed	C) has been typing
    	B) had been typing	D) is typing

23. The trial ..... on for a long time. I wonder, what the verdict will be.

    	A) has been going	C) is going
    	B) went	D) has gone

24. It ..... for 3 days now. The roads will be blocked if it doesn’t stop soon.

    	A) has being snowing	C) is snowing
    	B) has been snowing	D) snows

25. I ..... you to mend that window for 6 weeks. When are you going to do it?

    	A) have been asking	C) am asking
    	B) ask	D) asked

26. He ..... since 10 o’clock. It is time he woke up.

    	A) has been sleeping	C) had been sleeping
    	B) will have been sleeping	D) slept

27. Jane’s clothes were wet. She ..... her dog.

    	A) had been washing	C) will have been washing
    	B) has been washing	D) washed

28. By tomorrow we ..... to Poland for 10 days.

    	A) will have been walking	C) will be walking
    	B) will walk	D) had been walking

29. He ..... to work for half an hour when suddenly the car broke down.

    	A) had been driving	C) will have been driving
    	B) has been driving	D) drove

30. By next April he ..... Russian for 2 years.

    	A) will have been learning	C) is learning
    	B) will learn	D) had been learning

31. He ..... the car since 1 o’clock when the phone rang.

    	A) will have been cleaning	C) had been cleaning
    	B) was cleaning	D) cleans

32. In a month they ..... this building for about 5 months.

    	A) will have been decorating	C) decorated
    	B) will decorate	D) have been decorating

33. By tomorrow she ..... her car for a week.

    	A) will have been driving	C) drives
    	B) has been driving	D) had been driving

34. He ..... football for an hour when the ball hit his head.

    	A) had been playing	C) was playing
    	B) has been playing	D) plays

35. The students ..... very well this term.

    	A) have been working	C) had been working
    	B) are working	D) work

36. I ..... the table all the morning.

    	A) has been polishing	C) will have been polishing
    	B) have been polishing	D) polish

37. He ..... at this school for 5 years.

    	A) has been teaching	C) will have been teaching
    	B) have been teaching	D) teaches

38. In an hour she ..... her shopping since morning.

    	A) has been doing	C) had been doing
    	B) will have been doing	D) does

39. By June my friends ..... in the south for a fortnight.

    	A) will have been resting	C) will rest
    	B) will be resting	D) have been resting

40. Yesterday afternoon it ..... since 5 a.m. when I got home.

	A) had been raining	C) rained
	B) has been raining	D) was raining