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Mrmanshubham Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

how it's correct

i read a sentence in a renowned writer's wren & martin book . it said that present perfect tense is used when we denote an action beginning at some time in past and continuing up to present moment.
ex:-
1-we have lived here for ten year.
2 we have not seen padma for several months.
3- he has been ill since last week

Why we can't use present perfect continuous tense. Please explain
  

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We have lived here for ten years.
mrmanshubhamWhy we can't use present perfect continuous tense. Please explain
We can!

We have been living here for ten years.
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Hi .
Then what is the difference between these two sentences ?
We have been living here for ten years . This means we still live there .
We have lived here for ten years .This means we can still be there or no longer live there .Correct ?
We had lived here for ten years .This is grammatically wrong .
We had lived here for ten years after I graduated . I would like to ask what
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We have been living here for ten years . This means we still live there .-- Yes.
We have lived here for ten years .This means we can still be there or no longer live there .Correct?-- Correct
We had lived here for ten years .This is grammatically wrong .-- No, this is grammatically fine if the context warrants it.
We had lived here for ten y
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In a sentence, (my teacher explained to me before) and I interpret as : We had lived here for ten years is wrong . Because past perfect tense must go along with a past tense . Am I right ?
Why do I need to use when instead of after ? Then can I use as ?
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outrageousBecause past perfect tense must go along with a past tense . Am I right ?
That statement does not make sense, no. Past perfect clarifies the chronological order of two past events, that is all.
outrageousWhy do I need to use when instead of after ?
You need to use 'when' to validate your use of past perfect. If y
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I see .So do you have other condition to validate the use of past perfect ?
I meant can I write ? :We had been living here for ten years as I graduated .
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outrageous.So do you have other condition to validate the use of past perfect ?
Yes, the other use of the past perfect is emphasis of the completion of the earlier event before the onset of the later one.
outrageousI meant can I write ? :We had been living here for ten years as I graduated
No, sorry. That is not an
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Mister MicawberYes, the other use of the past perfect is emphasis of the completion of the earlier event before the onset of the later one.
Could you give me one or two examples? Thanks!
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Hi,

You might like to consider these simple examples.

eg Tom came home at 6 pm. His wife cooked dinner. Sounds like she cooked it after 6pm.

eg Tom came home at 6 pm. His wife had cooked dinner. This m
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Do the chronological order of two past events and the completion of the earlier event before the onset of the later one have same meaning ?
Or does it mean one of the following ? (These are all the usages that I have summarized )
eg. I wish I had done my work.
eg. She looked as if she had been upbraided .
eg. She said she had seen it before .
eg. I had seen it bef
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