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Omar Ahmed Posted 4 years ago
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A puzzling question

I have still been playing football.

Is it possible to use "still" in the present perfect progressive? Is the sentence above correct?

  

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Omar Ahmed Is it possible to use "still" in the present perfect progressive? Yes, but a lot depends on context and what you think it means. Omar Ahmed Is the sentence above correct?

  • Omar Ahmed Is it possible to use "still" in the present perfect progressive?
  • Yes, but a lot depends on context and what you think it means.
  • Omar Ahmed Is the sentence above correct?
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Omar AhmedIs it possible to use "still" in the present perfect progressive?

Yes, but a lot depends on context and what you think it means.

Omar AhmedIs the sentence above correct?

Say you rolled your ankle in a club friendly with Spattington F.C. last month. Your friend calls from America and in the course of the c

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Omar Ahmed

I have still been playing football.

... Is the sentence above correct?

Yes.

Omar AhmedIs it possible to use "still" in the present perfect progressive?

It's not a typical usage, but it's definitely possible.

Examples found online:

Low water bridge has still been producing a few

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