I am tired. I was doing something.
If someone asks me, 'Are you tired', can I reply him:
'Yes, I'm very tired. I was doing my homework.'
I ask because I have seen people use present perfect continuous tense and past continuous tense interchangeably in this kind of context. Though my grammar book says present perfect continuous is used in this kind of context. But see the point no. 6 in the image, Where the past continuous tense is used because the time frame is mentioned. So can I use past continuous tense without mentioning the time and replace it with present perfect continuous tense? does past continuous tense make sense in my answer and is it grammatical?
Top answer
Present perfect continuous is preferred to past continuous as the effect is felt—I'm very tired—in the present.
- Present perfect continuous is preferred to past continuous as the effect is felt—I'm very tired—in the present.
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Present perfect continuous is preferred to past continuous as the effect is felt—I'm very tired—in the present.
0cat deskIf someone asks me, 'Are you tired', can I replyhim:'Yes, I'm very tired. I was doing my homework.'
I ask because I have seen people use present perfect continuous tense and past continuous tense interchangeably in this kind of context.
You can reply like that. Yes. I would add 'just' to indicate the immediate past, not anything hi
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