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Present Perfect Simple vs. Continuous

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    When to use present perfect continuous vs. simple
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  • Have you always __________ garlic? (Hated / Been hating)
    Hated
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  • Thanks for the new recipe book! We've __________ two different recipes so far. (Tried / Been trying)
    Tried
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  • I'm worried about Sam. She's _________ too hard recently. (Worked/ Been working)
    Been working
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  • I've _________ to call the internet company all morning but I can't get through. (Tried/ been trying)
    Been trying
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  • She's _______ three main ways for our company to reduce cost. (Found/ Been finding)
    Found
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  • He's __________ for the party for weeks. (Prepared/ Been preparing)
    Been preparing
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  • You've got white dust all over you! What have you __________? (Done/ been doing)
    Been doing
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  • Have your parents _________ yet? (arrived / been arriving)
    arrived
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  • I _________ five emails today. (write/ have written)
    Have written
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  • Sorry the kitchen's a mess. Ollie has ____________. (cooked/ been cooking)
    been cooking
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  • Sorry I'm late! Have you ___________ long? (waited/ been waiting)
    been waiting
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  • He has __________ English for six years. (learned/ been learning)
    Been learning
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  • I have ____________ that film! It was terrible. (Seen / been seeing)
    seen
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  • They've been playing for forty minutes but no one has ___________ (scored/ been scoring) a goal yet.
    scored
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  • We have __________ each other for years. (known / been knowing)
    known
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  • I really need a break! I've __________ all morning. (revise / been revising)
    been revising
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