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Spinyman Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Have/had been looking for

Hello everyone.


This was the song I've/had been looking for quite long.

I guess it should be had been because of was at the begining. What do you think?
  

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spinyman This was the song I've/had been looking for quite long. I guess it should be had been because of was at the begining. Yes.

— CalifJim

  • spinyman This was the song I've/had been looking for quite long.
  • I guess it should be had been because of was at the begining.
  • Yes.
  • You guess right.
  • This was the song [I had / I'd] been looking for for quite a long time.
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spinymanThis was the song I've/had been looking for quite long. I guess it should be had been because of was at the begining.
Yes. You guess right.

This was the song [I had / I'd] been looking for for quite a long time.

CJ
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"Would saying for quite long be considered incorrect?"
No. It's just a bit unusual to my ear.
You need for to go with look, however. looking for.
The adverbial expression of time is therefore not for quite long, but just quite long.

CJ
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