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Diamondrg Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

present perfect continuous

0Oh, no! The children 01i01u00have been cooking02u02i00. Look at the state of this kitchen!02br
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00There aren't many biscuits left. Somebody 01i01u00has been eating02u02i00 them.02br
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00The ground is wet. It 01i01u00has been raining02u02i00.02br
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01font00Can it be regarded as a deduction, an element which the present perfect simple lacks?02font0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Diamondrg12cite 10Oh, no! The children 11i 11u 10have been cooking12u 12i 10. 12br 12br 10There aren't many biscuits left.

— Philip

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Diamondrg12cite 10Oh, no!
  • The children 11i 11u 10have been cooking12u 12i 10.
  • 12br 12br 10There aren't many biscuits left.
  • 12br 12br 10The ground is wet.
  • 12font 12br 12blockquote 10 01b 01font 00Deduction, yes.
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01cite10Diamondrg12cite10Oh, no! The children 11i11u10have been cooking12u12i10. Look at the state of this kitchen!12br
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10There aren't many biscuits left. Somebody 11i11u10has been eating12u12i10 them.12br
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10The g
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01cite10Diamondrg12cite11font10Can it be regarded as a deduction, an element which the present perfect simple lacks?12font12br
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00 Hi,02br
00 yes, I would say so. It's still a problem for me (and many other learners) to understand how
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite11b102 - The streets are still flooded because 11u10it's been raining heavily12u10 for more than a week. Thank *** it's not raining anymore!11font10 12font12b11font11b10(action ended, there's a result)
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0Hi,02br
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00Well, without continuous, you can say02br
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01font00My purse isn't on the table anymore. Someone 01i00has stolen02i00 it!02font02br
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00That's a deduction, too.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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01cite10Clive12cite10Hi,12br
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10Well, without continuous, you can say12br
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11font10My purse isn't on the table anymore. Someone 11i10has stolen12i10 it!12font12br
12br
10That's a deduction, too.12br
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0Hi again,02br
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01font00Then what makes you choose one rather than the other? Can you explain it?02font02br
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01font002. The ground is wet. It 01i00has been raining / has rained02i00.02font02br
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00It depends a lot on whether you w
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00what makes you choose one rather than the other?12blockquote
10If I may **** in, the difference often depends on the type of predicate -- not necessarily just the type of verb, but the whole predicate. Cooking, eating, and raining are all activity predicates. These predicates denote actions which take place over a period of time. St
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01cite10Anonymous12cite11blockquote
11cite20Clive22cite20Hi,22br
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20Well, without continuous, you can say22br
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21font20My purse isn't on the table anymore. Someone 21i20has stolen22i20 it!22font
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01cite10CalifJim12cite11blockquote
10what makes you choose one rather than the other?22blockquote
20If I may **** in, the difference often depends on the type of predicate -- not necessarily just the type of verb, but the whole predicate. Cooking, eating, and raining are all activity predicates. These
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0 Carrot, I think you got the point but confuse your mind yourself.Forget this question for the time being and look it again later.I am sure you will feel that you understood it. 0-
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