Choose the correct form: present perfect or present perfect continuous.

1)  I

• have practised
• have been practising

these tenses for three weeks. Do you think I have made any progress?

2)  Helen

• has told
• has been telling

me you are seriously ill. Why didn't you tell me yourself.

3)  I

• have been staring
• have stared

at this menu for ages now and I still haven`t decided yet.

4)  I

• have often been telling
• have often told

her to be extra careful when opening the car door. I'm not really surprised to hear that she hit a pedestrian.

5)  With this last sentence you

• have been finishing
• have finished

the exercise.