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Daxiaoaixad Posted 20 years ago
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has been peeling

0 Hi there,02br
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001: Is the following present perfect and present perfect progressive correct:02br
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00A: Mary's eyes are all red. Has she cried? (or Has she been crying?)02br
00B: No, she has not cried. She has been peeling onions.02br
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002: Is the following present perfect correct or we should use simple past here?02br
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00* I have bought this in Bond Street.02br
00! How mach have you paid for it?02br
00* I have paid 1 Dollar.0-
  

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02br 02br 00I'd use present perfect continuous in your first set of examples (cf. "she has been peeling onions"). 02br 02br 00I'd use the simple past in 2.

— Pieanne

  • 02br 02br 00I'd use present perfect continuous in your first set of examples (cf.
  • "she has been peeling onions").
  • 02br 02br 00I'd use the simple past in 2.
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0Hello!02br
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00I'd use present perfect continuous in your first set of examples (cf. "she has been peeling onions"). It shows the immediate result of an action (crying, peeling onions).02br
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00I'd use the simple past in 2. The reference to Bond Street is equivalent to a reference to a moment in the past.0-
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01cite10Pieanne12cite10 The reference to Bond Street is equivalent to a reference to a moment in the past.12br
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10What about the following example:02br
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00A: Has Mary fed the cat?02br
00B: Yes, she fed him before lunch.02br
00A: What did she give him?
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01cite10Daxiaoaixad12cite11blockquote
11cite20Pieanne22cite22br
20The reference to Bond Street is equivalent to a reference to a moment in the past.22br
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20What about the following example:12br
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10A: Has Mary fed t
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01cite10Pieanne12cite10I can try to answer any other question you have about the PP ans the SP... In fact, I do like the PP! 15012br
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10Hi Pieanne, 02br
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00Is the following dialog correct:02br
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00A: Where have you been?02br
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0Yes, the tense is correct. Yet I'd say "I've been to the dentist's".0-
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01cite10Pieanne12cite10Yes, the tense is correct. Yet I'd say "I've been to the dentist's".12br
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10and what is the difference to:02br
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00A: Where were you?02br
00B: I were to the dentist.0-
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0 It's "I 01b00was02b00 01b00at02b00 the dentist's" 0-
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