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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Past continuous vs Present perfect continuous
The church bell ....... all day.
1. was ringing
2. has been ringing
To me, this is a bad, subjective test because I believe, depending on context, both are correct. If the bell has finally stopped but was going for hours, then #1 would be correct. If it is still ringing, then I go with #2. What do you think?
1. was ringing
2. has been ringing
To me, this is a bad, subjective test because I believe, depending on context, both are correct. If the bell has finally stopped but was going for hours, then #1 would be correct. If it is still ringing, then I go with #2. What do you think?
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Anonymous To me, this is a bad, subjective test because I believe, depending on context, both are correct. Yes, I agree. These also work: will have been ringing, rang , might have rung, etc.
- Anonymous To me, this is a bad, subjective test because I believe, depending on context, both are correct.
- Yes, I agree.
- These also work: will have been ringing, rang , might have rung, etc.
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AnonymousTo me, this is a bad, subjective test because I believe, depending on context, both are correct.Yes, I agree. These also work: will have been ringing, rang, might have rung, etc.
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