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Jigneshbharati Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Am reading vs has been

Present Continuous is also used when we talk about something which is happening at present, but not necessarily at the moment of speaking:

Examples: 1. I'm reading an interesting book.
2. Tom is looking for a new job.

http://www.studyenglishtoday.net/present-continuous-tense.html
I am a bit confused about this particular use of the present progressive . How it's different from the present perfect if we use in both examples:
Have been reading an interesting....
has been looking for a new job
  

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Examples: 1. I'm reading an interesting book. This sounds like you haven't finished reading it yet.

— Clive

  • Examples: 1.
  • I'm reading an interesting book.
  • This sounds like you haven't finished reading it yet.
  • Have been reading an interesting book.
  • This sounds a bit more like you may have finished reading it.
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Examples: 1. I'm reading an interesting book. This sounds like you haven't finished reading it yet.

Have been reading an interesting book. This sounds a bit more like you may have finished reading it.
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JigneshbharatiI am a bit confused about this particular use of the present progressive. How it's different from the present perfect ...

The time period is a bit different.

Suppose X is the moment of speaking.

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