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Alexander OJR Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Perfect continuous tense
Hello,i need some help
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It says that present continuous tense is used in talking about an action that started in the past and has stopped recently. So i started wondering why don't use present simple tense?
Take the examples shown in the picture,
1)After running,we say i'm tired now,i have been running.Why use present continuous tense instead of present simple tense ?
Present continuous tense seems like a continuous action to describe i have been running for a long time,now i'm tired but i'm still running when i'm talking that i'm tired.
Why don't say that i'm tired,i have run (maybe i can add "for a long time" ).
2)Why is the grass wet (now),has it been raining?
After rainfall and you can see the grass on a field is wet,will you say :
" has it been raining? " or " has it rained ? "
"Has it been raining" makes sense to me as it's not a completed sentences and it seems still to be raining.
"Has it been raining ?" as if i'm asking about how long has it been raining.
3)You don't understand because you haven't been listening.This sentences doesn't work to me,i've no idea about why use present perfect tense.
It says that present continuous tense is used in talking about an action that started in the past and has stopped recently. So i started wondering why don't use present simple tense?
Take the examples shown in the picture,
1)After running,we say i'm tired now,i have been running.Why use present continuous tense instead of present simple tense ?
Present continuous tense seems like a continuous action to describe i have been running for a long time,now i'm tired but i'm still running when i'm talking that i'm tired.
Why don't say that i'm tired,i have run (maybe i can add "for a long time" ).
2)Why is the grass wet (now),has it been raining?
After rainfall and you can see the grass on a field is wet,will you say :
" has it been raining? " or " has it rained ? "
"Has it been raining" makes sense to me as it's not a completed sentences and it seems still to be raining.
"Has it been raining ?" as if i'm asking about how long has it been raining.
3)You don't understand because you haven't been listening.This sentences doesn't work to me,i've no idea about why use present perfect tense.
Top answer
-- No, that is not true. So i started wondering why don't use present simple tense? Take the examples shown in the picture,-- What picture?
- -- No, that is not true.
- So i started wondering why don't use present simple tense?
- Take the examples shown in the picture,-- What picture?
- -- That is not present continuous; that is present perfect continuous.
- In that sentence, we can tell that the action has stopped only because it says 'After running'; otherwise, the person could still be running.
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It says that present continuous tense is used in talking about an action that started in the past and has stopped recently.-- No, that is not true.
So i started wondering why don't use present simple tense? Take the examples shown in the picture,-- What picture?
1)After running,we say i'm tired now,i have been running.Why use present continuous tense instead of present
So i started wondering why don't use present simple tense? Take the examples shown in the picture,-- What picture?
1)After running,we say i'm tired now,i have been running.Why use present continuous tense instead of present
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I have already answered your questions. I am not going to wade through all of that again.
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Sorry,I know it's my fault in writing question without carefulness,so made you did an ineffectual reply.I'll be careful in my writing next time,hope you will help me to improve my English by making a reply to my English question next time.
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