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Thein Lwin 7291 Posted 9 years ago
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I have been eating an apple for a few minutes.

I'd like to know whether the perfect continuous tense can be used with the very short period.

  

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Yes, of course - what else could you use?

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Yes, of course - what else could you use?

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Thein Lwin 7291

I have been eating an apple for a few minutes.

I'd like to know whether the perfect continuous tense can be used with the very short period.

What do you mean? Do you want to emphasise duration (a few minutes) of the unfinished eating?

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