Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous
Could you please tell me if the Present Perfect Simple and the Present Perfect Continuous are interchangeable in this sentence?
The children are too tired because they haven't slept/haven't been sleeping all night.
Or maybe the Present Perfect Continuous isn't used in this case? If so, please explain why. Thank you in advance.
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lia lilia maybe the Present Perfect Continuous isn't used in this case? Correct. We think of a single night as a single session of sleep, but "haven't been sleeping" goes with multiple unsuccessful attempts to sleep over a period of time.
- lia lilia maybe the Present Perfect Continuous isn't used in this case?
- Correct.
- We think of a single night as a single session of sleep, but "haven't been sleeping" goes with multiple unsuccessful attempts to sleep over a period of time.
- He's getting cranky because he hasn't been sleeping all week .
- CJ
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lia liliamaybe the Present Perfect Continuous isn't used in this case?
Correct.
We think of a single night as a single session of sleep, but "haven't been sleeping" goes with multiple unsuccessful attempts to sleep over a period of time.
He's getting cranky because he hasn't been sleeping all week.
CJ
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