Present perfect?
Please explain the difference in the use of increasing and increased in these two sentences.
A: In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in …
and
B: Recently, researchers have shown an increased interest in…
Has it got something to do with these tenses: present perfect continuous (subject + have/has + been + verb-ing) and present perfect (subject + have/has + past participle)?
If so, is A present perfect continuous: there (subject) has + been + increasing (verb-ing)?
Or is it present perfect, because: there (subject) has + been (past participle), and increasing (is an adjective modifying the noun interest)?
Is B using increased as a past tense?
Thank you!
Top answer
"increasing" is a present participle used adjectivally to modify "interest". e. present perfect continuous.
- "increasing" is a present participle used adjectivally to modify "interest".
- e.
- present perfect continuous.
- "increased" is a past participle used adjectically to modify "interest".
- e.
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"increasing" is a present participle used adjectivally to modify "interest". It is not a finite verb and does not have a true tense, but the implied meaning in your sentence is that "interest has been increasing", i.e. present perfect continuous.
"increased" is a past participle used adjectically to modify "interest". It is not a finite verb and does not have a true tense, but the implie
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