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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Present perfect continuous

I've been nibbling all afternoon at the meeting.
  

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The speaker is telling us about something they did over a period of time which still is still important to them at the moment (perhaps they're not hungry because they've not stopped eating all afternoon). If the speaker is not currently hungry, feels unwell, wants to do some sport as a result of this action, this is the best structure to use. '

— Emmeladelyn

  • The speaker is telling us about something they did over a period of time which still is still important to them at the moment (perhaps they're not hungry because they've not stopped eating all afternoon).
  • If the speaker is not currently hungry, feels unwell, wants to do some sport as a result of this action, this is the best structure to use.
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The speaker is telling us about something they did over a period of time which still is still important to them at the moment (perhaps they're not hungry because they've not stopped eating all afternoon).

If the speaker is not currently hungry, feels unwell, wants to do some sport as a result of this action, this is the best structure to use.

If the speaker has finished eating
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