Present Perfect Continuous Exercises PDFSet 2: Negatives & Contractions

20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included

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Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.I ___ (not/sleep) well lately.

a) don't sleepb) haven't been sleepingc) hasn't been sleepingd) didn't sleep

2.She ___ (not/feel) well this week.

a) isn't feelingb) hasn't been feelingc) doesn't feeld) haven't been feeling

3.They ___ (not/practice) enough for the concert.

a) aren't practicingb) hasn't been practicingc) don't practiced) haven't been practicing

4.He ___ (not/work) hard recently.

a) hasn't been workingb) haven't been workingc) isn't workingd) doesn't work

5.We ___ (not/see) much of each other lately.

a) aren't seeingb) hasn't been seeingc) haven't been seeingd) don't see

... and 15 more questions in the PDF

1.haven't been sleeping

2.hasn't been feeling

3.haven't been practicing

4.hasn't been working

5.haven't been seeing

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1."haven't been sleeping"(b)

Use 'haven't been sleeping' with 'I'. Negative form: have not (haven't) been + verb-ing.

2."hasn't been feeling"(b)

Use 'hasn't been feeling' with 'she'. For he/she/it, use has not (hasn't) been + verb-ing.

3."haven't been practicing"(d)

Use 'haven't been practicing' with 'they'. Both 'practicing' (US) and 'practising' (UK) are correct.

4."hasn't been working"(a)

Use 'hasn't been working' with 'he'. 'Recently' indicates the time period up to now.

5."haven't been seeing"(c)

Use 'haven't been seeing' with 'we'. This describes a lack of contact over a recent period.

... and 15 more explanations in the PDF

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