Question

Which of the following sentence(s) is not in the present perfect continuous tense:

• A. Laurel has been waiting for you all day.
• B. The team has been working on this report since eight o'clock this morning.
• C. Dad has been cooking since last night for the feast.
• D. Someone ate all of my chips yesterday.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Someone ate all of my chips yesterday.

The tense of a sentence denotes a time, whether it is the time now (present), time then (past) or the time to come (future). The verb of a sentence has most to do with the tense. Present perfect continuous tense describes an action which began in the past and is continuing int he present. It is of the form has/have been + present participle (verb that ends in -ing) as seen in options A, B and C contain the form 'has been + waiting/working/cooking', hence options A, B and C are incorrect, as we have to choose the option that is not in the present perfect continuous tense. Option D is in the simple past tense, it describes an action 'ate' that completed in the past, hence option D is the correct option.