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English_Learner123 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Present perfect continuous tense problem
Hi,
He has been here for four years.
He has been working here for four years.
Can we say both above sentences are present perfect continuous sentence? Although I've not used any verb after been in the first sentence.
He has been here for four years.
He has been working here for four years.
Can we say both above sentences are present perfect continuous sentence? Although I've not used any verb after been in the first sentence.
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Hi, He has been here for four years. No, to your question below. This is Present Perfect of the verb 'be' .
- Hi, He has been here for four years.
- No, to your question below.
- This is Present Perfect of the verb 'be' .
- These are the same tense: I have cooked here for four years.
- I have been here for four years.
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Hi,
He has been here for four years. No, to your question below. This is Present Perfect of the verb 'be'.
These are the same tense:
I have cooked here for four years.
I have been here for four years.
In other words, 'be' and 'cook' are main verbs, not auxiilary verbs, in the above examples.
He has been workin
He has been here for four years. No, to your question below. This is Present Perfect of the verb 'be'.
These are the same tense:
I have cooked here for four years.
I have been here for four years.
In other words, 'be' and 'cook' are main verbs, not auxiilary verbs, in the above examples.
He has been workin
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English_Learner123Can we say both above sentences are present perfect continuous sentence?Can we say that both of the sentences above use the present perfect continuous tense?
No.
No -ing, no continuous.
To use the designator "continuous" you must have a verb form that ends in -ing.
CJ
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