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The task involves completing sentences using the Present Perfect Continuous Tense. The Present Perfect Continuous Tense is formed using the structure:
Subject + have/has + been + verb (present participle)
Here are the solutions with explanations for each sentence:
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- Solution: have
- Explanation: "My cats" is a plural subject, so we use have.
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- Solution: have
- Explanation: "I" is a singular subject, so we use have.
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- Solution: has
- Explanation: "My dog" is a singular subject, so we use has.
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- Solution: has
- Explanation: "My mother" is a singular subject, so we use has.
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- Solution: been
- Explanation: The contraction "He's" already includes "has," so we only need to fill in been.
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- Solution: been
- Explanation: The verb "live" in the present participle form is "living," so we use been.
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- Solution: cooking
- Explanation: The verb "cook" in the present participle form is "cooking."
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- Solution: been
- Explanation: The verb "rain" in the present participle form is "raining," so we use been.
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- Solution: Has
- Explanation: "Rick" is a singular subject, so we use Has (capitalized as it starts the sentence).
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- Solution: watching
- Explanation: The verb "watch" in the present participle form is "watching."
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- Solution: has
- Explanation: "She" is a singular subject, so we use has.
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- Solution: working
- Explanation: The verb "work" in the present participle form is "working."
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- Solution: has
- Explanation: "Somebody" is a singular subject, so we use has.
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- Solution: been
- Explanation: The verb "snow" in the present participle form is "snowing," so we use been.
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- Solution: have
- Explanation: "They" is a plural subject, so we use have.
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- Solution: reading
- Explanation: The verb "read" in the present participle form is "reading."
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- Solution: have been
- Explanation: The full form of the Present Perfect Continuous Tense is required here: "have been."
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- Solution: Have
- Explanation: "Your brother and sister" is a plural subject, so we use Have (capitalized as it starts the sentence).
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- Solution: have
- Explanation: The subject "you" is plural or singular depending on context, but in this case, it's treated as singular for the purpose of the tense, so we use have.
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- Solution: he has
- Explanation: This is a short answer confirming the question. "He" refers to John, and "has" completes the Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
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1. have
2. have
3. has
4. has
5. been
6. been
7. cooking
8. been
9. Has
10. watching
11. has
12. working
13. has
14. been
15. have
16. reading
17. have been
18. Have
19. have
20. he has
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\boxed{
\begin{array}{l}
1. \text{have} \\
2. \text{have} \\
3. \text{has} \\
4. \text{has} \\
5. \text{been} \\
6. \text{been} \\
7. \text{cooking} \\
8. \text{been} \\
9. \text{Has} \\
10. \text{watching} \\
11. \text{has} \\
12. \text{working} \\
13. \text{has} \\
14. \text{been} \\
15. \text{have} \\
16. \text{reading} \\
17. \text{have been} \\
18. \text{Have} \\
19. \text{have} \\
20. \text{he has} \\
\end{array}
}
Subject + have/has + been + verb (present participle)
Here are the solutions with explanations for each sentence:
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1. My cats ________ been sleeping for 8 hours.
- Solution: have
- Explanation: "My cats" is a plural subject, so we use have.
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2. I'm tired because I ________ been working out.
- Solution: have
- Explanation: "I" is a singular subject, so we use have.
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3. My dog ________ been barking all night.
- Solution: has
- Explanation: "My dog" is a singular subject, so we use has.
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4. My mother ________ been writing his project all day.
- Solution: has
- Explanation: "My mother" is a singular subject, so we use has.
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5. He's ________ thinking of new projects for days.
- Solution: been
- Explanation: The contraction "He's" already includes "has," so we only need to fill in been.
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6. Julie has ________ living in Italy since May.
- Solution: been
- Explanation: The verb "live" in the present participle form is "living," so we use been.
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7. I have been ________ (cook) so I'm really hot.
- Solution: cooking
- Explanation: The verb "cook" in the present participle form is "cooking."
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8. Has it ________ raining since you arrived?
- Solution: been
- Explanation: The verb "rain" in the present participle form is "raining," so we use been.
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9. ________ Rick been studying hard this semester?
- Solution: Has
- Explanation: "Rick" is a singular subject, so we use Has (capitalized as it starts the sentence).
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10. They have been ________ (watch) TV much recently.
- Solution: watching
- Explanation: The verb "watch" in the present participle form is "watching."
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11. Mira doesn't understand what you said because she ________ been listening.
- Solution: has
- Explanation: "She" is a singular subject, so we use has.
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12. He has been ________ (work) too hard today.
- Solution: working
- Explanation: The verb "work" in the present participle form is "working."
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13. Somebody ________ been eating my cookies. There are very few left.
- Solution: has
- Explanation: "Somebody" is a singular subject, so we use has.
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14. It has ________ snowing a lot this week.
- Solution: been
- Explanation: The verb "snow" in the present participle form is "snowing," so we use been.
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15. They ________ been learning English for two years.
- Solution: have
- Explanation: "They" is a plural subject, so we use have.
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16. I have been ________ (read) an interesting book about the history of Greece.
- Solution: reading
- Explanation: The verb "read" in the present participle form is "reading."
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17. I am so tired because I ________ running.
- Solution: have been
- Explanation: The full form of the Present Perfect Continuous Tense is required here: "have been."
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18. ________ your brother and sister been getting along?
- Solution: Have
- Explanation: "Your brother and sister" is a plural subject, so we use Have (capitalized as it starts the sentence).
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19. How long ________ you been learning Japanese?
- Solution: have
- Explanation: The subject "you" is plural or singular depending on context, but in this case, it's treated as singular for the purpose of the tense, so we use have.
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20. A: Has John been fixing your bicycle for hours? B: Yes, ________.
- Solution: he has
- Explanation: This is a short answer confirming the question. "He" refers to John, and "has" completes the Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
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Final Answers:
1. have
2. have
3. has
4. has
5. been
6. been
7. cooking
8. been
9. Has
10. watching
11. has
12. working
13. has
14. been
15. have
16. reading
17. have been
18. Have
19. have
20. he has
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Final Answer Box:
\boxed{
\begin{array}{l}
1. \text{have} \\
2. \text{have} \\
3. \text{has} \\
4. \text{has} \\
5. \text{been} \\
6. \text{been} \\
7. \text{cooking} \\
8. \text{been} \\
9. \text{Has} \\
10. \text{watching} \\
11. \text{has} \\
12. \text{working} \\
13. \text{has} \\
14. \text{been} \\
15. \text{have} \\
16. \text{reading} \\
17. \text{have been} \\
18. \text{Have} \\
19. \text{have} \\
20. \text{he has} \\
\end{array}
}
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