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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

past perfect progressive or present perfect progressive

hi teacher

Could you explain the use of present perfect progressive here. Here is the paragraph

I didn't know this existed until I went to see them last week and saw "tour single" crossed out on their merch price list. I've been having a nerd attack wondering how to get a copy since then (Friday), but I just realized today that this is just the "Dreads" single with a different cover.

I would have said I had been having because realised is past simple
. When he realised it was the same record , he stopped having a nerd
attack. So he had been having a nerd attack untill he realised
or I was having until ......if both action are over lapping

thank you
  

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The present perfect continuous action begins in the past, and continues to a point in the present, or near-present time. The use of "just" and "today" is near enough to present time to use the present perfect. If you use "until" or "before", then the past perfect continuous would be called for.

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  • The present perfect continuous action begins in the past, and continues to a point in the present, or near-present time.
  • The use of "just" and "today" is near enough to present time to use the present perfect.
  • If you use "until" or "before", then the past perfect continuous would be called for.
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The present perfect continuous action begins in the past, and continues to a point in the present, or near-present time.
The use of "just" and "today" is near enough to present time to use the present perfect.
If you use "until" or "before", then the past perfect continuous would be called for.
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hi teacher

thanks for your explaination . In fact I thought past simple implies the past even with just and today but I was wrong
thanks a lot
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