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Present Perfect Continuous

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✏️ Questions

I ___ for this multinational company for the past three years, and I'm learning a lot about international business.
- a) have been working
- b) am working
- c) work
- d) worked
Why ___ you ___ so much lately? Are you preparing for the merger meeting?
- a) have / been working
- b) are / working
- c) did / work
- d) do / work
Our sales team ___ (negotiate) with the client since nine o'clock this morning.
She looks exhausted because she ___ (prepare) the quarterly report all afternoon.
The IT department have been fixing the server problem since 8 a.m.
I have been try to contact the supplier all morning, but nobody answers the phone.
Rewrite this sentence using the Present Perfect Continuous: 'I started writing this business proposal two hours ago, and I am still writing it now.'
Rewrite using the Present Perfect Continuous with 'since': 'The company started expanding into Asian markets in 2019, and it is still expanding now.'
How long ___ this new accounting software before switching to another one?
- a) have you been using
- b) do you use
- c) did you use
- d) are you using
My colleagues ___ (complain) about the new travel policy since the announcement last week.

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