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Fandorin Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Pr.Perfect or Pr.Continuous

Hi there. Could anyone check this?

I've been applied (it's done, isn't it) for several posts this year and I still haven't managed what I'm looking for.

I've been applying for several posts this year and I still haven't managed what I'm looking for. Is it possible and emphasizes that I continue looking?

Thank in advance.
  

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Fandorin I' ve been applied (it's done, isn't it) for several posts this year and I still haven't managed what I'm looking for. Oops! No!

— CalifJim

  • Fandorin I' ve been applied (it's done, isn't it) for several posts this year and I still haven't managed what I'm looking for.
  • Oops!
  • No!
  • been applied won't do at all.
  • The glue has been applied to the wood, so we're ready to press the two boards together.
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FandorinI've been applied (it's done, isn't it) for several posts this year and I still haven't managed what I'm looking for.
Oops! No! been applied won't do at all.
The glue has been applied to the wood, so we're ready to press the two boards together.
I don't think you want to say that, like glue or paint, you'v
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Fandorin:
"I have been applied" is passive. The passive voice is not correct.
I have applied for several posts this year and I still haven't managed to find what I'm looking for. -- This does not imply that you are not looking any more, but that each application was a single event in a series.
I've been applying for several posts this year and I still haven't
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Emotion: embarrassed oops... My habit typing without take a look on what I really type, makes a mess of everything. Thank you, CJ and Alphec?a.
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