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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Both are correct?

I just got here; I have been doing some paper work. Vs. I just got here; I was doing some paper work. Both mean the same and both are ok?
  

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If you mean you have been doing the paperwork during the time since you got here and now, the first sentence is great. I just got here; I have been doing some paperwork. The second set does not clarify when you were ding the paperwork.

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  • If you mean you have been doing the paperwork during the time since you got here and now, the first sentence is great.
  • I just got here; I have been doing some paperwork.
  • The second set does not clarify when you were ding the paperwork.
  • The meanings are not the same.
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If you mean you have been doing the paperwork during the time since you got here and now, the first sentence is great. I just got here; I have been doing some paperwork.

The second set does not clarify when you were ding the paperwork. The meanings are not the same.
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