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Pleasehelp Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Can you say this:
I've been training 20 years for this job.
Isn't 20 years considered a specific time frame so it can't be used as Present perfect tense?
Isn't 20 years considered a specific time frame so it can't be used as Present perfect tense?
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If the action is continuing to the present, the present perfect is expected. ) "I have trained for this job last year" would be incorrect.
- If the action is continuing to the present, the present perfect is expected.
- ) "I have trained for this job last year" would be incorrect.
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If the action is continuing to the present, the present perfect is expected. (I have lived in Seattle for more than 40 years, and I plan to stay here for the rest of my life.)
"I have trained for this job last year" would be incorrect.
"I have trained for this job last year" would be incorrect.
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pleasehelpIsn't 20 years considered a specific time frameNo. It's not a time point; it's a time period. There's a difference.
What would be wrong is this: I've been training for this job 20 years ago.
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