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Redeyeflight888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

haven't(hasn't) been ～ing

I stopped studying at 5 o'clock..
(Now at 6 o'clock.) I haven't started studying again yet.

1.I haven't studied since 5 o'clock.
2.I haven't been studying since 5 o'clock..

When do we need to use #2"haven't(hasn't) been ~ing"(the negative form)?
When we emphasize the duration?

My English teacher in Japan couldn't explain it..
  

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When do we need to use #2"haven't(hasn't) been ~ing" You use it when someone hasn't been doing something that he or she is expected to do regularly (or would normally do regularly). The dog must be sick. He hasn't been eating his food lately.

— CalifJim

  • When do we need to use #2"haven't(hasn't) been ~ing" You use it when someone hasn't been doing something that he or she is expected to do regularly (or would normally do regularly).
  • The dog must be sick.
  • He hasn't been eating his food lately.
  • Lana hasn't been buying cigarettes.
  • I suppose she's given up smoking.
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redeyeflight888I haven't been studying since 5 o'clock..When do we need to use #2"haven't(hasn't) been ~ing"
You use it when someone hasn't been doing something that he or she is expected to do regularly (or would normally do regularly).

The dog must be sick. He hasn't been eating his food lately.
Lana hasn't been buying cigarettes. I
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Mr.CJ,Thank you for the detailed explanation!
Now I understand.
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