4 Printable Present Perfect Continuous Question PDF Worksheets ... - Free Printable

Let's solve this worksheet step by step. The task is to form present perfect continuous questions using the given clues in parentheses. The structure for a present perfect continuous question is:

> Have/Has + subject + been + verb-ing?

We also need to include any additional words (like "what", "how", etc.) and ensure correct word order.

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1. Have you been fighting with someone?

✔ Given: *(you/fight)*
→ Already correct.

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2. Has she been behaving badly to you?

✔ Given: *(she/behave)*
→ Already correct.

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3. Has he been suspecting me all these weeks?

Given: *(he/suspect)*
→ Use "has" for third person singular.
→ Present perfect continuous: Has he been suspecting me all these weeks?

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4. What have you and your mother been talking about?

Given: *(what/you and your mother/talk)*
→ Question starts with "What".
→ Subject: "you and your mother" → plural → use "have"
→ Verb: "been talking"
→ What have you and your mother been talking about?

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5. Haven't I been telling you all this time where I have been and what I have been doing?

Given: *(I/not/tell)*
→ Negative question, so use "Haven't I..."
→ "I" → "have"
→ "not" → "haven't"
→ "been telling"
→ Haven't I been telling you all this time...?

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6. What have you been talking about, then?

Given: *(what/you/talk)*
→ "What" at start → "have you been talking about?"
→ What have you been talking about, then?

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7. Have you been waiting all this time for me?

Given: *(you/wait)*
→ "You" → "have"
→ Have you been waiting all this time for me?

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8. How has business been going on in my absence?

Given: *(how/business/go on)*
→ "Business" is uncountable noun → treat as singular → "has"
→ "going on" = phrasal verb
→ How has business been going on in my absence?

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9. Have you been taking lessons in my absence?

Given: *(you/take)*
→ "You" → "have"
→ Have you been taking lessons in my absence?

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10. What books have you been reading lately?

Given: *(what books/you/read)*
→ "What books" → object of the sentence
→ "you" → "have"
→ What books have you been reading lately?

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11. What has Blair been running backward and forward so often for between the two Presidents?

Given: *(what/Blair/run)*
→ "Blair" → third person → "has"
→ "running"
→ "What" is the object here — asking what thing he’s running
→ What has Blair been running backward and forward so often for...?

Note: This is a bit awkward in modern English, but grammatically correct.

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12. But now, to turn to other matters, how have you been getting on this last year?

Given: *(how/you/get on)*
→ "How" at start
→ "you" → "have"
→ "getting on" = phrasal verb meaning "how are things going?"
→ How have you been getting on this last year?

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13. What mad race has he been running?

Given: *(what mad race/he/run)*
→ "What mad race" → object
→ "he" → "has"
→ What mad race has he been running?

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14. Why have I been thinking of ever since I met you?

Given: *(what else/I/think)*
Wait — the clue says (what else/I/think), but the sentence starts with "Why", which doesn’t match.

But the sentence is:
"Why, ________________________ of ever since I met you?"

So it seems like the intended question is:
"Why have I been thinking of [something] ever since I met you?"

But the clue says: *(what else/I/think)*

This suggests the full sentence should be:
"Why have I been thinking of anything else ever since I met you?"

But that doesn’t quite fit.

Alternatively, perhaps the intended question is:
"What else have I been thinking of ever since I met you?"

That makes more sense with the clue.

But the sentence starts with "Why", which contradicts the clue.

Possibility: There's a typo. Likely, the sentence should be:

> What else have I been thinking of ever since I met you?

Because the clue is *(what else/I/think)*

So we’ll go with:
→ What else have I been thinking of ever since I met you?

But the prompt says "Why," so maybe it's a mistake.

Alternatively, if we keep "Why", then the clue must be wrong.

But based on the clue, the most logical answer is:

> What else have I been thinking of ever since I met you?

So the blank should be:
What else have I been thinking of

But the sentence starts with "Why", so this is inconsistent.

Let’s re-read:
"Why, ________________________ of ever since I met you?"

Perhaps it's meant to be:
"Why have I been thinking of anything else ever since I met you?"
→ But that would require the clue to be *(anything else/I/think)*

Given the clue is *(what else/I/think)*, the best interpretation is that the sentence should start with "What else", not "Why".

So likely, the original sentence is misprinted.

Assuming the clue is correct, we'll write:
What else have I been thinking of ever since I met you?

Thus, the blank is:
What else have I been thinking of

But since the sentence starts with "Why", there’s an error.

Alternatively, if we interpret “Why” as part of the sentence, it might be:
Why have I been thinking of anything else ever since I met you? — but that doesn’t match the clue.

Best solution: The sentence should be:
What else have I been thinking of ever since I met you?

So fill in:
What else have I been thinking of

Even though the prompt says "Why", we assume it's a typo.

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15. What have those two people been quarreling about?

Given: *(what/those two people/quarrel)*
→ "What" at start
→ "those two people" → plural → "have"
→ What have those two people been quarreling about?

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16. Have you been speaking to Daddy about me?

Given: *(you/speak)*
→ "You" → "have"
→ Have you been speaking to Daddy about me?

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## ✔ Final Answers:

1. Have you been fighting with someone?
2. Has she been behaving badly to you?
3. Has he been suspecting me all these weeks?
4. What have you and your mother been talking about?
5. Haven't I been telling you all this time where I have been and what I have been doing?
6. What have you been talking about, then?
7. Have you been waiting all this time for me?
8. How has business been going on in my absence?
9. Have you been taking lessons in my absence?
10. What books have you been reading lately?
11. What has Blair been running backward and forward so often for between the two Presidents?
12. But now, to turn to other matters, how have you been getting on this last year?
13. What mad race has he been running?
14. What else have I been thinking of ever since I met you? *(Note: "Why" may be a typo; clue suggests "What else")*
15. What have those two people been quarreling about?
16. Have you been speaking to Daddy about me?

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✔ Explanation Summary:

- All questions follow the Present Perfect Continuous structure:
Have/Has + subject + been + verb-ing
- For questions starting with wh- words (what, how, why), place them at the beginning.
- Use have for plural subjects or "I/you", has for singular third person (he, she, it).
- The phrase "ever since I met you" indicates ongoing action from the past to now — perfect for present perfect continuous.

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