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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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HAS BEEN
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WAS AND HAS BEEN.
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HAS BEEN AND HAD BEEN?
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HAS BEEN AND HAD BEEN?
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The perfect tenses carry a sense of immediacy, while the simple past doesn't distinguish between an hour ago and ten thousand years ago. My knee was hurting. ) My knee has been hurting.
- The perfect tenses carry a sense of immediacy, while the simple past doesn't distinguish between an hour ago and ten thousand years ago.
- My knee was hurting.
- ) My knee has been hurting.
- ) I didn't play in that game because my knee had been hurting.
- )
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The perfect tenses carry a sense of immediacy, while the simple past doesn't distinguish between an hour ago and ten thousand years ago.
My knee was hurting. (Who knows when?)
My knee has been hurting. (Very recently.)
I didn't play in that game because my knee had been hurting. (Not long before the game.)
My knee was hurting. (Who knows when?)
My knee has been hurting. (Very recently.)
I didn't play in that game because my knee had been hurting. (Not long before the game.)
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