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Past simple vs present perfect continuous
If someone says: "I am sorry, but I read your diary", it means that person read the entire diary, right? Wouldn`t it be better to say "I have been reading your diary" if they want to express they have read parts of it and not everything?
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To clarify how much of the diary the person read, we wouldn't use tense. We would describe how much we read. I'm sorry, but I read parts of your diary.
- To clarify how much of the diary the person read, we wouldn't use tense.
- We would describe how much we read.
- I'm sorry, but I read parts of your diary.
- I'm sorry, but I read all of your diary.
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To clarify how much of the diary the person read, we wouldn't use tense. We would describe how much we read.
I'm sorry, but I read parts of your diary.
I'm sorry, but I read all of your diary.
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