Which answer would sound most natural in IELTS Speaking Part 1?

I've been collecting vinyl records since my first year at university.

I am collecting vinyl records since my first year at university.

I collect vinyl records since my first year at university.

Grammar exercises · 12 questions

Present perfect continuous exercises

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Test yourself on present perfect continuous with 12 interactive questions. Every answer comes with an explanation — and if you get one wrong, the AI tutor can explain exactly why your answer didn't work.

Question 1 of 12

I'm exhausted — I ___ boxes up to the third floor all morning.

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Guessing gets you through a quiz; understanding gets you through the exam. Read the full Present perfect continuous lesson — The present perfect continuous (have/has been + -ing) emphasises the duration or ongoing nature of an action that started in the past and continues now, or has recently stopped and left visible results. It pairs with 'for', 'since', 'all day', 'lately' and 'How long…?'. Stative verbs such as know, own and believe keep the simple form.

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