Question 30
Identify the tense and aspect from the following sentence. We have been waiting for two hours at the counter.
Past continuous
Present perfect continuous
Past perfect continuous
Simple past
Question 30: Identify the tense and aspect from the following sentenc…
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Present perfect continuous
Question 30 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 1 paper sat on 19 Jul 2026, in the May 2026 term (English2 16 Jul 26). It carries 1 mark.
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