Questions tagged [present-perfect-progressive]
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present progressive vs present perfect progressive
This week I am looking after my neighbor's cat.
This is a temporary situation, which is happening only this week, and I am emphasizing that fact.
This week I have been looking after my ...
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Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous with "throughout"
Which one is grammatical:
Throughout my career, I have been writing a diverse range of computer programs for multiple employers.
Throughout my career, I have written a diverse range of ...
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present perfect simple or continuous
I can`t sleep because I have been watching a scary movie (shortly before, I am not watching it anymore). Does this sentence sound okay? Or do I have to use present perfect simple?
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present perfect continuous for an action recently stopped
The present perfect continuous can be used for an action that has just stopped, but has a present result, for example: I have been gardening (my hands are covered in soil) or it has been raining (the ...
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Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous
My grammar book states that we use Perfect Continuous to make an emphasis on the duration of the action, that is why that tense usually goes with words like how long, since and for.
However, there ...
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Does present perfect continuous imply that the action/event is ongoing if the duration is given?
In my grammar book the following examples for present perfect continuous (PPC) are given:
Example no. 1:
Is it raining?
No, but the ground is wet.
It's been raining. ( = It has been ... )
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Present Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous in the same sentence
Can I use both Present Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous in the same sentence?
Apparently the army had been trying to advance last night but has been stopped by the enemy.
The reasons:
Present ...
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The verb form IN a since-clause
An example sentence in a grammar book says:
You've drunk about ten cups of tea since you've been sitting here. (M. Swan, Practical English Usage, §522.3 since-clause: since we were at school)
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Present perfect continuous and past continuous
A:"This lesson was so boring, the teacher has been talking/was talking all the time.
B: "How would you know, you have been sleeping/were sleeping all the time".
If the lesson had just finished and ...
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What is the difference between present perfect progressive and present perfect?
I learn that the difference between present perfect progressive and present perfect is the fact that present perfect means that the event occurred in the past is just completed. and present perfect ...
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I finally watched the video YouTube HAS / HAD been recommending for weeks
I don't think this sentence is correct. Am I right?
I finally watched the video YouTube has been recommending for weeks.
Shouldn't the past perfect continuous be used there instead of the present ...
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Using "just" with Present Perfect Continuos
We can say:
We have already made the decision.
We have already been learning English for a half of a year.
Thus, I may use "just" either with Present Perfect/Past Perfect and Present ...
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"what was going on" VS "what has been going on"
Sentences:
What was going on in my absence.
What has been going on in my absence.
This is a task on translating. There is no other context. I want to kno what is the difference.
The ...
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Can I use Perfect perfect continuous tense in these sentences?
1) I have lived in London for 4 years (I have been living in London for 4 years)
2) I have worked here since 1990 (I have been working here since 1990)
example #1 from the video
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The Perfect Continuos Forms
I'm wondering are both of the variants correct?
Have you been waiting for me for a long time? / Have you been waiting for me long?
Have you fought again? (the result isn't visible at all) / Have you ...
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Present perfect & present continous
Are there any differences between the following sentences:
I have read this book for two weeks
I have been reading this book for two weeks
It has rained for three days
It has been raining for three ...
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Interchangeability of present perfect continuous and present perfect [duplicate]
A: Why is your baby's face so dirty?
B: "He _______ (eat) chocolate."
I know the answer is present perfect continuous (has been eating), but what about present perfect (has eaten)? Can we use it ...
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Which preposition should go first? "for two hours" or "to her"?
Which preposition should go first? "for two hours" or "for her"? and why?
He has been writing a letter for two hours to her.
He has been writing a letter to her for two hours.
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Can present perfect be used instead of present perfect progressive?
I was attending a course lecture about grammar and during a tense review lecture they stated that following sentences have same meaning.
Julie has studied French for two years.
Julie has been ...
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It has rained / been raining for one hour [duplicate]
Imagine it's raining, and it started one hour ago and it's still raining, which sentence is correct:
It has been raining for one hour
It has rained for one hour
And if we say:
It has ...
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Does "she has been watching TV" imply starting in past and continuing to present?
Mom! She is not giving me remote, it has been her limit now, she has been watching TV and you are not saying anything.
She has been watching TV, that's why the TV looks hot.
Does my first sentence ...
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Difference between Present perfect and Present perfect continuous sentences [duplicate]
I have two sentences below, what the difference between them? Which sentence imply now I still work in construction industry?
I have worked in construction industry for years
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I have been ...
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"Jack {lived/has lived/has been living} in New York for ten years. Now he lives here."
Murphy's Intermediate Grammar test:
Jack ____ in New York for ten years. Now he lives here.
lived
has lived
has been living
Use of "has" and "has been" in English is pretty ...
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Can I use the ‘Present Perfect Continuous’ if the day is not over yet?
Yesterday, my English teacher told me that if you use present perfect continuous, you need to have a connection with the present.
So, my question is, if it's 10pm, is it wrong If I say to my wife:
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Which tense is more acceptable for using in the following case?
My girlfriend is going to come to me and to ask me: "Jon, how was it today? What did you do today?"
I want to tell her that all the day I studied and made homework. So which tense is more acceptable ...
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I'm unsure if I am using the present perfect continuous correctly here [duplicate]
Let's say that I arrived in England one month ago, and I'm going to stay two months longer. If someone asks me where I live, can I say "I've been living in England for one month" despite the fact that ...
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How can I avoid using 2 different tenses instead of each other? [duplicate]
Background: My name is Ali. I live in IRAN and my mother tounge is Farsi. My reference book in studying grammar is English Grammar in Use written by Raymond Murphy and I am sure you are familiar with ...
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Dilemma: Present Perfect Or Perfect Continuous?
I am very much confused with two aspects which are perfect aspect and present perfect continuous.
From the sentences below I am not sure what to use..
Perfect aspect:
I've lived here for ten ...
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