0
Hanuman_2000 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Persent perfect continuous

Hello,

1. I have been waiting for you for half an hour.

Does it convey the waiting has finished or still continue?

2. She has been cooking since last night.

Is she still cooking?

As it has been taught to us that present perfect Continuous tense can be used for action started in the past but still continue or finished now.

How to make it clear that given sentence indicates continuation of action or finished one?

3. She has been waiting for you all day. ( still waiting or waiting finished)

Could anyone please help me?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

hanuman_2000 As it has We have been taught to us that the present perfect co ntinuous tense can be used for acti ons started in the past but still continue or and which may/may not be finished now. That's correct. Context should clarify the individual case.

— Teechr

  • hanuman_2000 As it has We have been taught to us that the present perfect co ntinuous tense can be used for acti ons started in the past but still continue or and which may/may not be finished now.
  • That's correct.
  • Context should clarify the individual case.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

2 Answers
0
hanuman_2000As it has We have been taught to us that the present perfect continuous tense can be used for actions started in the past but still continue or and which may/may not be finished now.
That's correct. Context should clarify the individual case.
0
0
hanuman_2000 I have been waiting for you for half an hour.
If that is said to someone on the phone, then the speaker is still presumably waiting. If it is said to someone in person, then the waiting has just ended.
0

Related Questions