Present Perfect Progressive Exercises For Norwegian Grammar


Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the present perfect progressive tense


In the Norwegian language, the present perfect progressive tense is used to state an action that started in the past and is still ongoing or just completed. It gives sense to activities and situations that have continued to the present moment or has current relevance. This is often used with tenses like ‘har vært’ (have been) or ‘har hatt’ (have had) plus ‘-ing’ form of the verb.

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1. Jeg *har vært løpe* (running) i parken siden morgen.
2. Du *har vært lage* (making) middag hele dagen.
3. Han *har vært lese* (reading) denne boken i flere dager nå.
4. Hun *har vært skrive* (writing) på hennes roman i mange år.
5. Vi *har vært bo* (living) her siden vi flyttet til Norge.
6. De *har vært lære* (learning) norsk i seks måneder nå.
7. Dere *har vært vente* (waiting) på bussen i en time.
8. Jeg *har vært kjøpe* (shopping) hele dagen.
9. Hun *har vært snakke* (talking) på telefonen i over en time nå.
10. De *har vært se* (watching) på TV hele natten.

Exercise 2: Continue completing the sentences with the correct form of the present perfect progressive tense

1. Jeg *har vært spille* (playing) fotball med vennene mine hele dagen.
2. Du *har vært spise* (eating) chips hele natten.
3. Han *har vært jobbe* (working) på dette prosjektet i to år nå.
4. Hun *har vært lage* (baking) brød hele morgenen.
5. Vi *har vært studere* (studying) til eksamen hele uken.
6. De *har vært prøve* (trying) å løse dette problemet i mange måneder nå.
7. Dere *har vært bygge* (building) dette huset for i over ett år nå.
8. Jeg *har vært tenke* (thinking) på dette problemet hele dagen.
9. Hun *har vært undervise* (teaching) matte siden hun ble lærer.
10. De *har vært elsker* (loving) hverandre siden de møttes for første gang.

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