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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Present Perfect Continuous

Hello!

What du you understand when I say: "She has been crying?" Does it mean: She was crying just till now?

and what does it mean, when I say: "She has been crying sience yesterday?" Does it mean, that she cries now too?

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" Does it mean: She was crying just till now? No; 'she has been crying recently '. " Does it mean, that she cries now too?

— Mister Micawber

  • " Does it mean: She was crying just till now?
  • No; 'she has been crying recently '.
  • " Does it mean, that she cries now too?
  • No; 'she has been crying recently'.
  • Though she could well be crying now, it says nothing necessarily about what she is doing AT THE MOMENT.
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AnonymousWhat du you understand when I say: "She has been crying?" Does it mean: She was crying just till now?
No; 'she has been crying recently'.
Anonymouswhat does it mean, when I say: "She has been crying sience yesterday?" Does it mean, that she cries now too?
No; 'she has been crying recently'.

Though sh
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Thank you v. m. :-)

I have just asked it for this text:

"We use the Present Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and continues in the present.
  • He has been painting the house for 5 hours. He's still painting it
  • I have been working as a fireman since 1973. I still work as a fireman" (
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Nos123abShe is alreday waiting for two hours
That's not the present perfect continuous; it's the present continuous. You mean this:

She has already been waiting for two hours.

This is correct. The present continuous is not correct.

CJ
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Nos123ab"We use the Present Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and continues in the present.He has been painting the house for 5 hours. He's still painting it
The present perfect continuous can be used of an action that is still continuing, but is not necessarily so used. We can say that he has been painting the house for five hours
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