Present Perfect Simple vs. Continuous

1. We ______ that restaurant for years. (State: Preference) have liked
a) have liked
b) have been liking [Wir mögen dieses Restaurant seit Jahren.]

2. They ______ in the kitchen since noon. (Action: Cooking) have been cooking
a) have cooked
b) have been cooking [Sie kochen seit Mittag in der Küche.]

3. She ______ a better job for months. (State: Want) has wanted
a) has wanted
b) has been wanting [Sie wünscht sich seit Monaten einen besseren Job.]

4. He ______ job adverts all morning. (Action: Searching) has been reading
a) has read
b) has been reading [Er liest seit dem Morgen Stellenanzeigen.]

5. I ______ that song since childhood. (State: Emotion) have loved
a) have loved
b) have been loving [Ich liebe dieses Lied seit meiner Kindheit.]

6. She ______ the same song all afternoon. (Action: Listening) has been listening to
a) has listened to
b) has been listening to [Sie hört den ganzen Nachmittag dasselbe Lied.]

7. This plan ______ risky from the beginning. (State: Sound) has sounded
a) has sounded
b) has been sounding [Dieser Plan klang von Anfang an riskant.]

8. We ______ the plan for two hours. (Action: Discussing) have been discussing
a) have discussed
b) have been discussing [Wir diskutieren den Plan seit zwei Stunden.]

9. He ______ more help since Monday. (State: Need) has needed
a) has needed
b) has been needing [Er braucht seit Montag mehr Hilfe.]

10. They ______ him with the project all week. (Action: Helping) have been helping
a) have helped
b) have been helping [Sie helfen ihm die ganze Woche mit dem Projekt.]

11. The room ______ cold all day. (State: Feeling) has felt
a) has felt
b) has been feeling [Der Raum fühlt sich den ganzen Tag kalt an.]

12. The workers ______ the room since breakfast. (Action: Painting) have been painting
a) have painted
b) have been painting [Die Arbeiter streichen den Raum seit dem Frühstück.]

13. We ______ tea to coffee for years. (State: Preference) have preferred
a) have preferred
b) have been preferring [Wir mögen Tee seit Jahren lieber als Kaffee.]

14. He ______ coffee since six o’clock. (Action: Drinking) has been drinking
a) has drunk
b) has been drinking [Er trinkt seit sechs Uhr Kaffee.]

15. She ______ unhappy lately. (State: Appearance) has seemed
a) has seemed
b) has been seeming [Sie wirkte in letzter Zeit unglücklich.]

16. She ______ very hard lately. (Action: Working) has been working
a) has worked
b) has been working [Sie arbeitet in letzter Zeit sehr hart.]

17. I ______ this smell before. (State: Sense) have smelled
a) have smelled
b) have been smelling [Ich habe diesen Geruch schon einmal gerochen.]

18. The dog ______ the bag for five minutes. (Action: Smelling) has been smelling
a) has smelled
b) has been smelling [Der Hund riecht seit fünf Minuten an der Tasche.]

19. They ______ classical music since school. (State: Emotion) have adored
a) have adored
b) have been adoring [Sie lieben klassische Musik seit der Schulzeit sehr.]

20. They ______ the piano for years. (Action: Practising) have been practising
a) have practised
b) have been practising [Sie üben seit Jahren Klavier.]

21. I ______ to meet her for a long time. (State: Want) have wanted
a) have wanted
b) have been wanting [Ich wollte sie schon lange treffen.]

22. I ______ for her outside the station. (Action: Waiting) have been waiting
a) have waited
b) have been waiting [Ich warte draußen vor dem Bahnhof auf sie.]

23. The cake ______ delicious every time. (State: Taste) has tasted
a) has tasted
b) has been tasting [Der Kuchen hat jedes Mal köstlich geschmeckt.]

24. The chef ______ new recipes all month. (Action: Trying) has been trying
a) has tried
b) has been trying [Der Koch probiert den ganzen Monat neue Rezepte aus.]

25. We ______ a holiday for months. (State: Wish) have wished for
a) have wished for
b) have been wishing for [Wir wünschen uns seit Monaten einen Urlaub.]