Present Perfect Simple vs. Continuous

1. I ______ him since we were children. (State: Knowledge) have known
a) have known
b) have been knowing [Ich kenne ihn, seit wir Kinder waren.]

2. He ______ in ghosts all his life. (State: Belief) has always believed
a) has always believed
b) has always been believing [Er hat sein ganzes Leben lang an Gespenster geglaubt.]

3. I ______ the answer now. (State: Understanding) have understood
a) have understood
b) have been understanding [Ich habe die Antwort jetzt verstanden.]

4. They ______ to help us since the beginning. (State: Intent) have meant
a) have meant
b) have been meaning [Sie hatten von Anfang an die Absicht, uns zu helfen.]

5. I ______ your name! (State: Memory) have forgotten
a) have forgotten
b) have been forgetting [Ich habe deinen Namen vergessen!]

6. She ______ that she was wrong. (State: Realization) has finally realized
a) has finally realized
b) has finally been realizing [Sie hat endlich eingesehen, dass sie im Unrecht war.]

7. We ______ with you on this point. (State: Opinion) have always agreed
a) have always agreed
b) have always been agreeing [Wir haben dir in diesem Punkt immer zugestimmt.]

8. How long ______ the truth? (State: Knowledge) have you known
a) have you known
b) have you been knowing [Wie lange kennst du die Wahrheit schon?]

9. I ______ what you are saying. (State: Understanding) have understood
a) have understood
b) have been understanding [Ich habe verstanden, was du sagst.]

10. He ______ that story for years. (State: Memory) has remembered
a) has remembered
b) has been remembering [Er hat sich jahrelang an diese Geschichte erinnert.]

11. I ______ that he is a good man. (State: Belief) have always thought
a) have always thought
b) have always been thinking [Ich habe schon immer gedacht, dass er ein guter Mann ist.]

12. They ______ any of the details. (State: Memory) have not remembered
a) have not remembered
b) have not been remembering [Sie haben sich an keines der Details erinnert.]

13. I ______ her for a very long time. (State: Knowledge) have known
a) have known
b) have been knowing [Ich kenne sie schon sehr lange.]

14. We ______ the importance of exercise. (State: Realization) have realized
a) have realized
b) have been realizing [Wir haben die Wichtigkeit von Sport erkannt.]

15. She ______ about the problem before. (State: Opinion) has thought
a) has thought
b) has been thinking [Sie hat schon früher über das Problem nachgedacht.]

16. I ______ that you were here. (State: Knowledge) have not known
a) have not known
b) have not been knowing [Ich habe nicht gewusst, dass du hier bist.]

17. He ______ the recipe perfectly. (State: Memory) has remembered
a) has remembered
b) has been remembering [Er hat sich das Rezept perfekt gemerkt.]

18. They ______ why the door was locked. (State: Understanding) have understood
a) have understood
b) have been understanding [Sie haben verstanden, warum die Tür verschlossen war.]

19. I ______ that for a second. (State: Belief) have doubted
a) have doubted
b) have been doubting [Ich habe das für eine Sekunde bezweifelt.]

20. You ______ your keys again! (State: Memory failure) have forgotten
a) have forgotten
b) have been forgetting [Du hast schon wieder deine Schlüssel vergessen!]

21. We ______ in the same thing since 2010. (State: Belief) have believed
a) have believed
b) have been believing [Wir glauben seit 2010 an dieselbe Sache.]

22. I ______ your advice. (State: Understanding) have understood
a) have understood
b) have been understanding [Ich habe deinen Rat verstanden.]

23. She ______ my phone number. (State: Memory) has remembered
a) has remembered
b) has been remembering [Sie hat sich an meine Telefonnummer erinnert.]

24. I ______ what that word means. (State: Knowledge) have never known
a) have never known
b) have never been knowing [Ich habe nie gewusst, was dieses Wort bedeutet.]

25. They ______ their promise. (State: Memory) have not forgotten
a) have not forgotten
b) have not been forgetting [Sie haben ihr Versprechen nicht vergessen.]