Present Perfect Simple vs Progressive
Hi there,
We use the Present Perfect Progressive when we talk about the present result of a past activity. For example:
He's tired because he's been working in the garden.
Would it be completely wrong to say:
He's tired because he's worked in the garden?
Thank you.
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anonymous Would it be completely wrong to say: He's tired because he's worked in the garden? The grammar is fine, but it doesn't seem to say exactly the same thing as the continuous form does. The following dialog may help (or not): — He wants a job as a gardener.
- anonymous Would it be completely wrong to say: He's tired because he's worked in the garden?
- The grammar is fine, but it doesn't seem to say exactly the same thing as the continuous form does.
- The following dialog may help (or not): — He wants a job as a gardener.
- Have you got anything for him?
- — Maybe.
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anonymousWould it be completely wrong to say:
He's tired because he's worked in the garden?
The grammar is fine, but it doesn't seem to say exactly the same thing as the continuous form does. The following dialog may help (or not):
— He wants a job as a gardener. Have you got anything for him?
— Maybe. Has he worked in a garden
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