Have/had waited
I have made up the sentences below.
(1) I have/had waited for a volunteer position at ABC Tutoring Centre for a long time. I am glad that it showed up on its website yesterday, and I applied for it.
(2) I have/had waited for a volunteer position at ABC Tutoring Centre for a long time. I am glad that it showed up on its website last week, and I applied for it.
(3) I have/had waited for a volunteer position at ABC Tutoring Centre for a long time. I am glad that it showed up on its website last month, and I applied for it.
Most of my non-native English speaking friends think "have" in (1) and "had" in the next two. My other friends think "had" should be used in all of them. I am not sure who is correct. Please help me. Thank you very much.
Top answer
I would use 'had been waiting' in all of them. I had been waiting for a volunteer position at ABC Tutoring Centre for a long time, so I was glad when it (finally) showed up on their website [yesterday / last week / last month], and I applied for it. CJ
- I would use 'had been waiting' in all of them.
- I had been waiting for a volunteer position at ABC Tutoring Centre for a long time, so I was glad when it (finally) showed up on their website [yesterday / last week / last month], and I applied for it.
- CJ
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I would use 'had been waiting' in all of them.
I had been waiting for a volunteer position at ABC Tutoring Centre for a long time, so I was glad when it (finally) showed up on their website [yesterday / last week / last month], and I applied for it.
CJ
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