40 questions to master the structure have/has been + -ing across affirmative, negative, and question forms, including -ing spelling rules.
Set:
Exercise 1: Affirmative: have been or has been?
Choose have been or has been to form the Present Perfect Continuous affirmative. Use have been with I / you / we / they; use has been with he / she / it.
Set:
1
She ___ working here for three years.
2
I ___ studying all morning.
3
They ___ waiting for over an hour.
4
He ___ playing football all afternoon.
5
We ___ living in this apartment since May.
6
The dog ___ barking since this morning.
7
You ___ working too hard lately.
8
My parents ___ travelling around Europe.
9
It ___ raining since last night.
10
The children ___ playing in the garden.
+ Affirmative
Subjecthave / hasbeenverb + -ing.
I have been working. · She has been studying. · They have been waiting.
− Negative
Subjecthaven't / hasn'tbeenverb + -ing.
I haven't been sleeping well. · He hasn't been eating properly. · They haven't been practising.
? Question
Have / Hassubjectbeenverb + -ing?
Have you been waiting long? · Has she been feeling better? · Have they been arguing?
have been vs has been
Subject
Auxiliary
Example
I / You / We / They
have been
I have been working. · They have been waiting.
He / She / It ★
has been
She has been studying. · It has been raining.
★ Key rule: He / She / It always use has been, never have been. She has been working ✅ She have been working ❌