Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous
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Please, help me:
I have to put the verb in Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous: Sam (not talk) to us since he came.
To my mind both tenses are good with some difference in the meaning:
1. "Sam hasn't been talking to us since we came" - emphasizes the process of "not talking" during a period of time untill now, the action may still be going on.
2. "Sam hasn't talked to us since we came" - here we're speaking about the result "hasn't said a single word so far"
Am I right in my reasoning?
Top answer
anonymous Sam (not talk) to us since he came. Just "he came" at the end seems incomplete. Use "since he arrived" or "since he came home".
- anonymous Sam (not talk) to us since he came.
- Just "he came" at the end seems incomplete.
- Use "since he arrived" or "since he came home".
- You changed 'he' to 'we' while you were writing your post, by the way.
- anonymous 1.
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anonymousSam (not talk) to us since he came.
Just "he came" at the end seems incomplete. Use "since he arrived" or "since he came home".
You changed 'he' to 'we' while you were writing your post, by the way.
anonymous1. "Sam hasn't been talking to us since we came" - emphasizes the process of "not talking" during a period
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