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Scully Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

I Have Been

Which sentence is correct and why?

I'm annoyed with the class. I've been going to class everyday.

I'm annoyed with the class. I'm going to class everyday.
  

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Hi, Which sentence is correct and why? I'm annoyed with the class. I've been going to class everyday.

— Clive

  • Hi, Which sentence is correct and why?
  • I'm annoyed with the class.
  • I've been going to class everyday.
  • Describes your routine in the past up until now.
  • Doesn't tell us what you'll do tomorrow.
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Hi,

Which sentence is correct and why?

I'm annoyed with the class.

I've been going to class everyday. Describes your routine in the past up until now. Doesn't tell us what you'll do tomorrow.

I'm annoyed with the class. I'm going to class everyday. Describes you
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Thanks Clive.

So it's ok to use "I'm" in the first sentence and "I've been" in the second sentence? There's no rule that says they both have to be "I'm" for consistency sake?
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Hi,

If you say two sentences, there is no rule that they have to use the same tense. That's an odd idea.

It all just depends on what meaning you want to communicate.

eg I am tired. I have worked hard this week.

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By not using the same tense, are you tense shifting, which is incorrect?
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Hi,

You don't really understand what tense-shifting means. Have a look here.

http://www.iup.edu/page.aspx?id=62009I,

There's absolutely no reason that we c
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