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Sundarnaz Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Present perfect continuous tense

A and B have been friends since 6th grade.

Is the sentence an example of present continuous tense?

  

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sundarnaz Is the sentence an example of present continuous tense? No. That's present perfect.

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  • sundarnaz Is the sentence an example of present continuous tense?
  • No.
  • That's present perfect.
  • I'm studying English.
  • >>>Present continuous.
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sundarnazIs the sentence an example of present continuous tense?

No. That's present perfect.

I'm studying English. >>>Present continuous.

I have been studying English since 2010. >>>Present Perfect continuous.

'be' is a stative verb in your sentence; it can't get the continuous form.

Though it doesn't work for your

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sundarnazIs the sentence an example of present continuous tense?

Actually, "Is the sentence an example of present perfect continues tense?", was my question. I left over the word "perfect" by mistake.

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