Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous

1. I ______ him for a long time. (Mistake: "Know" is a state verb) have known
a) have known
b) have been knowing [Ich kenne ihn schon lange.]

2. She ______ that car since 2015. (Mistake: "Have/Own" is a state verb) has had
a) has had
b) has been having [Sie hat dieses Auto seit 2015.]

3. I ______ my coffee. (focus: result/finished) have drunk
a) have drunk
b) have been drinking [Ich habe meinen Kaffee ausgetrunken.]

4. How many times ______ to London? (focus: result/quantity) have you been
a) have you been
b) have you been being [Wie oft warst du schon in London?]

5. I ______ three glasses of water. (focus: result/quantity) have drunk
a) have drunk
b) have been drinking [Ich habe drei Gläser Wasser getrunken.]

6. I ______ water all day. (focus: action/duration) have been drinking
a) have drunk
b) have been drinking [Ich trinke schon den ganzen Tag Wasser.]

7. They ______ each other for years. (Mistake: "Like" is a state verb) have liked
a) have liked
b) have been liking [Sie mögen sich schon seit Jahren.]

8. Someone ______ my chocolate! (focus: result/it's gone) has eaten
a) has eaten
b) has been eating [Jemand hat meine Schokolade gegessen!]

9. Your face is red. ______? (focus: action/evidence of process) Have you been running
a) Have you run
b) Have you been running [Dein Gesicht ist rot. Bist du gerannt?]

10. I ______ this book five times. (focus: result/quantity) have read
a) have read
b) have been reading [Ich habe dieses Buch fünfmal gelesen.]

11. I ______ this book since morning. (focus: action/duration) have been reading
a) have read
b) have been reading [Ich lese dieses Buch seit heute Morgen.]

12. He ______ in Berlin for a long time. (Note: Both possible) has lived
a) has lived
b) has been living (also correct) [Er lebt schon lange in Berlin.]

13. The ceiling looks great. We ______ it. (focus: result/completion) have painted
a) have painted
b) have been painting [Die Decke sieht toll aus. Wir haben sie gestrichen.]

14. Our clothes are covered in paint. We ______ the ceiling. (focus: action/process) have been painting
a) have painted
b) have been painting [Unsere Kleider sind voller Farbe. Wir haben die Decke gestrichen.]

15. I ______ to fix the Wi-Fi all day. (focus: action/duration) have been trying
a) have tried
b) have been trying [Ich versuche den ganzen Tag, das WLAN zu reparieren.]

16. I ______ the problem! (focus: result/achievement) have solved
a) have solved
b) have been solving [Ich habe das Problem gelöst!]

17. He ______ ten cigarettes today. (focus: result/quantity) has smoked
a) has smoked
b) has been smoking [Er hat heute zehn Zigaretten geraucht.]

18. The room smells like smoke. ______? (focus: action/evidence) Have you been smoking
a) Have you smoked
b) Have you been smoking [Das Zimmer riecht nach Rauch. Hast du geraucht?]

19. I ______ what you mean. (Mistake: "Understand" is a state verb) have understood
a) have understood
b) have been understanding [Ich habe verstanden, was du meinst.]

20. She ______ to five different people. (focus: result/quantity) has spoken
a) has spoken
b) has been speaking [Sie hat mit fünf verschiedenen Leuten gesprochen.]

21. She ______ on the phone for an hour. (focus: action/duration) has been speaking
a) has spoken
b) has been speaking [Sie telefoniert seit einer Stunde.]

22. We ______ this house for ten years. (Mistake: "Own" is a state verb) have owned
a) have owned
b) have been owning [Wir besitzen dieses Haus seit zehn Jahren.]

23. I ______ the movie. (focus: result/completion) have seen
a) have seen
b) have been seeing [Ich habe den Film gesehen.]

24. They ______ for the test all week. (focus: action/duration) have been studying
a) have studied
b) have been studying [Sie lernen schon die ganze Woche für den Test.]

25. They ______ the exam. (focus: result/completion) have passed
a) have passed
b) have been passing [Sie haben die Prüfung bestanden.]