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id: 671f4766b90543639b60a79d
title: Task 39
challengeType: 19
dashedName: task-39
lang: en-US
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# --instructions--

This task doesn't have audio. Read the question below and select the correct answer.

# --questions--

## --text--

Which option uses the negative form of the `Present Perfect Continuous` tense?

## --answers--

`She hasn't been studying for the exam lately.`

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`She hasn't studied for the exam yet.`

### --feedback--

This is the negative form of the `Present Perfect` tense, not the `Present Perfect Continuous` tense.

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`She didn't study for the exam.`

### --feedback--

This is the `Simple Past` tense.

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`She doesn't study for the exam.`

### --feedback--

This is the `Present Simple` tense.

## --video-solution--

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# --explanation--

The `Present Perfect Continuous` tense negative form is formed with `hasn't/haven't + been + present participle`, indicating an ongoing action that hasn't occurred as expected over time. For example:

`He hasn't been exercising regularly.` - This means his exercise routine has been irregular.
  
The `Present Perfect` tense negative form uses `hasn't/haven't + past participle`, describing an action that has not been completed up to the present moment. For example:

`He hasn't exercised this week.` - This indicates no exercise occurred this week.
