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Wangqh2696122 Posted 12 years ago
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Have done vs have been doing
Which is correct? Thank you in advance!
If you weren't so busy with going to Washington at all, I would like to invite you to come and discuss the great poet Poe with my English literature class.We have studied /been studying poety of the 19th century for two weeks.
If you weren't so busy with going to Washington at all, I would like to invite you to come and discuss the great poet Poe with my English literature class.We have studied /been studying poety of the 19th century for two weeks.
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If you aren't too busy preparing to go to Washington, I would like to invite you to come and discuss the great poet Poe with my English literature class. We have been studying poetry of the 19th century for the last two weeks.
- If you aren't too busy preparing to go to Washington, I would like to invite you to come and discuss the great poet Poe with my English literature class.
- We have been studying poetry of the 19th century for the last two weeks.
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If you aren't too busy preparing to go to Washington, I would like to invite you to come and discuss the great poet Poe with my English literature class. We have been studying poetry of the 19th century for the last two weeks.
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wangqh2696122We have studied /been studying poetry of the 19th century for two weeks.From two weeks ago until now suggests on-going activity from the past into the present.
Studying is an activity verb, not a stative verb.
With this combination, have been studying is appropriate.
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