Question

Which of the following sentence (s) is in the Present Perfect Continuous tense?
A. She had gone to school.
B. I had been playing chess since 8 a.m.
C. Ravi and Sonia love each other.
D. She has been reading a book since morning.

Answer 1

Hint: The present perfect continuous tense (also known as the present perfect progressive tense) shows that something started in the past and is continuing at the present time. For example: She has been working at that company for three years.

Complete step by step answer:
Option A) She had gone to school – is an incorrect answer because the sentence ‘She had gone to school’ is past perfect tense and this tense says that the action happened at that time in the past. So, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) I had been playing chess since 8 a.m. – is an incorrect answer because ‘I had been playing chess since 8 a.m.’ since is used in this sentence, this sentence is past tense and here, since is used when we refer to a point in time in the past. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) Ravi and Sonia love each other – is an incorrect answer because ‘Ravi and Sonia love each other’ is simple present tense as this sentence says that they both still love each other. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) She has been reading a book since morning – is the correct answer because ‘She has been reading a book since morning’ follows the rule of present perfect continuous. Because the present perfect continuous is formed using the construction has/have been + the present participle (root + -ing). Thus, this sentence is the perfect answer.
She has been reading a book since morning (option D) is the Present Perfect Continuous tense.

Note:
We use the present perfect continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. The past perfect continuous is composed of two elements - the past perfect of the verb to be (=had been) + the present participle (base + ing).