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Laborious Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
"present perfect simple" OR "present perfect continuous"
Hi,
I have learnt that 'present perfect continuous' and 'present perfect simple' tenses are interchangeable in some situations, for example, we could say either "I have been working in this office for 10 years" or "I have worked in this office for ten years", and there isn't any difference in their meaning.
Or for example, both "I have been playing tennis for 5 years and I'm still not an expert at it." and "I have played tennis for 5 years and I'm still not an expert at it." have the same meaning.
My question to you is: Can we do this with any verb? Or is there a specific list of verbs, please?
I have learnt that 'present perfect continuous' and 'present perfect simple' tenses are interchangeable in some situations, for example, we could say either "I have been working in this office for 10 years" or "I have worked in this office for ten years", and there isn't any difference in their meaning.
Or for example, both "I have been playing tennis for 5 years and I'm still not an expert at it." and "I have played tennis for 5 years and I'm still not an expert at it." have the same meaning.
My question to you is: Can we do this with any verb? Or is there a specific list of verbs, please?
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Laborious is there a specific list of verbs, please? No. However, note that they are not necessarily always interchangeable.
- Laborious is there a specific list of verbs, please?
- No.
- However, note that they are not necessarily always interchangeable.
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Laborious is there a specific list of verbs, please?No. However, note that they are not necessarily always interchangeable.
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Mister MicawberNo. However, note that they are not necessarily always interchangeable.Thanks a lot to you, teacher. But, then, how can I learn of the situations where they are not interchangeable? I ask you this, because there are situations, I sometimes have to face, in which deciding which of them to use is difficult for me. Please guide me.
Thank
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Generally, the progressive shows more interest on the part of the speaker or is more likely to be still happening 'now'.
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