Present | Past | Perfect Progressive

1. She _____ with her aunt this month because her flat is being renovated. (this month)
is staying [Sie wohnt diesen Monat bei ihrer Tante, weil ihre Wohnung renoviert wird.]
a) is staying
b) has been staying

2. We _____ the contract details when the internet suddenly stopped working. (when)
were reviewing [Wir prüften gerade die Vertragsdetails, als das Internet plötzlich ausfiel.]
a) are reviewing
b) were reviewing

3. He _____ too many extra hours lately, and now he looks exhausted. (lately)
has been working [Er hat in letzter Zeit zu viele Überstunden gemacht, und jetzt sieht er erschöpft aus.]
a) has been working
b) is working

4. I _____ to understand this software right now, but it still seems confusing. (right now)
am trying [Ich versuche gerade, diese Software zu verstehen, aber sie wirkt immer noch verwirrend.]
a) am trying
b) have been trying

5. They _____ quietly in the corner while everyone else was arguing. (while)
were talking [Sie unterhielten sich leise in der Ecke, während alle anderen stritten.]
a) were talking
b) have been talking

6. We _____ this same route to work for three weeks because of the roadworks. (for three weeks)
have been taking [Wir nehmen seit drei Wochen denselben Weg zur Arbeit wegen der Straßenarbeiten.]
a) are taking
b) have been taking

7. She _____ more politely these days, which is making meetings easier. (these days)
is speaking [Sie spricht dieser Tage höflicher, was Besprechungen einfacher macht.]
a) is speaking
b) has been speaking

8. At 10 last night, I _____ through old emails to find the missing attachment. (at 10 last night)
was going [Gestern Abend um 10 ging ich gerade alte E-Mails durch, um den fehlenden Anhang zu finden.]
a) am going
b) was going

9. It _____ since early morning, so the roads are still wet. (since early morning)
has been raining [Es regnet seit dem frühen Morgen, deshalb sind die Straßen noch nass.]
a) has been raining
b) is raining

10. The children _____ unusually quietly at the moment, which makes me suspicious. (at the moment)
are playing [Die Kinder spielen im Moment ungewöhnlich leise, was mich misstrauisch macht.]
a) are playing
b) have been playing

11. While the director was speaking, several people _____ notes as fast as they could. (while)
were taking [Während der Direktor sprach, machten mehrere Leute so schnell wie möglich Notizen.]
a) were taking
b) are taking

12. I _____ less coffee recently, and I actually feel better. (recently)
have been drinking [Ich trinke in letzter Zeit weniger Kaffee, und ich fühle mich tatsächlich besser.]
a) am drinking
b) have been drinking

13. She _____ in the library this week because her office is too noisy. (this week)
is working [Sie arbeitet diese Woche in der Bibliothek, weil ihr Büro zu laut ist.]
a) is working
b) has been working

14. We _____ through the park when we realised we were being followed. (when)
were walking [Wir gingen gerade durch den Park, als wir merkten, dass uns jemand folgte.]
a) were walking
b) have been walking

15. They _____ about moving abroad for months, but they still have not decided anything. (for months)
have been thinking [Sie denken seit Monaten darüber nach, ins Ausland zu ziehen, aber sie haben sich noch immer nicht entschieden.]
a) have been thinking
b) are thinking

16. Look at him — he _____ again instead of listening. (now)
is daydreaming [Sieh ihn dir an — er träumt schon wieder, statt zuzuhören.]
a) has been daydreaming
b) is daydreaming

17. At that time yesterday, the engineers _____ to fix the system failure. (at that time yesterday)
were trying [Um diese Zeit gestern versuchten die Ingenieure gerade, den Systemfehler zu beheben.]
a) were trying
b) are trying

18. My eyes hurt because I _____ at screens all day. (all day)
have been looking [Meine Augen tun weh, weil ich den ganzen Tag auf Bildschirme geschaut habe.]
a) have been looking
b) am looking

19. We _____ more carefully this term because the exam is getting closer. (this term)
are studying [Wir lernen in diesem Semester sorgfältiger, weil die Prüfung näher rückt.]
a) are studying
b) have been studying

20. She _____ across the office when someone called her name. (when)
was hurrying [Sie eilte gerade durch das Büro, als jemand ihren Namen rief.]
a) was hurrying
b) is hurrying

21. We _____ to reach customer support since nine o’clock, but nobody has answered yet. (since nine o’clock)
have been trying [Wir versuchen seit neun Uhr, den Kundendienst zu erreichen, aber bisher hat niemand geantwortet.]
a) are trying
b) have been trying

22. Don’t go in yet — they _____ the final details of the deal. (right now)
are discussing [Geh noch nicht hinein — sie besprechen gerade die letzten Details des Geschäfts.]
a) are discussing
b) have been discussing

23. While I _____ the presentation, the projector suddenly switched off. (while)
was giving [Während ich gerade die Präsentation hielt, ging der Projektor plötzlich aus.]
a) am giving
b) was giving

24. She _____ better since she changed jobs. (since she changed jobs)
has been sleeping [Seit sie den Job gewechselt hat, schläft sie besser.]
a) has been sleeping
b) is sleeping

25. This week, our team _____ on short-term solutions rather than long-term planning. (this week)
is focusing [Diese Woche konzentriert sich unser Team eher auf kurzfristige Lösungen als auf langfristige Planung.]
a) has been focusing
b) is focusing