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He has been talking to him..Has he talking ?is this formula of question is true?

Cool Breeze · Accepted Answer

Hi Nader

I'm not quite sure I understand what you mean. Has he talking? is wrong. You could say: Has he been talking?

If you are asking whether a have or has question can always be formed by changing the word order, the answer is no. It is safer to use do in the present tense:

Does he have money?
Especially in BrE it is possible to say: Has he [got] money? Without the got, it's not very common, though.

When have means 'eat', 'drink', 'must' etc., do must be used in questions:
Did he have an early breakfast today?
Do you have to talk about it all the time?

When have, has and had are perfect and past perfect auxiliaries, do is never used:
Have you seen him today?
Has he said anything so far?
Had he been there before?

Have you been reading all day?

CB

Nader75 · Answer

Your replay is wonderful

He has been talking to

is this true ...who has he talking to..?

By the way take a look to this pic

This formula is from book " TMP( English Course) Essential Grammar in Use Supplementary Exercises. "

Jane's been talking to...

Who's she talking to

Cool Breeze · Answer

Nader75Your reply is wonderful Thank you.

He has been talking to his friends.

is this true ...who has he been talking to..?

By the way, take a look at this picture:
This formula is from book " TMP( English Course) Essential Grammar in Use Supplementary Exercises. "

Jane's been talking to her friend. (Correct. Jane's = Jane has)

Who's she talking to? (Correct. Who's = Who is)

I made some corrections to your text and added a few things to make the meaning clearer. I can't take a look at a book that I don't have.

CB

Nader75 · Answer

Why do you change ?

Who has TO Who is ?

By the way is this formula is true

Why do you change ?

Cool Breeze · Answer

Nader75Why do you change ?
Who has TO Who is ?
By the way is this formula is true

Why do you change ?

Why do you change? is correct. I am not changing who has to anything, I am just telling you what who's comes from. It is wrong to say: Who has he talking to? You need a past participle in the perfect tense:

Who has he been talking to? Or:
Who has he talked to?

In the present tense:
Who is he talking to? (= Who is he talking to at this very moment? Right now.)

Both who has and who is become who's when they are contracted, shortened, especially in spoken English.

CB

Yankee · Answer

Hi Nader

Cool Breeze was explaining to you that the contractions for "Who is" and "Who has" are the same:

(present perfect continuous)
Jane has been talking to him. = Jane's been talking to him.
Who has Jane been talking to? = Who's Jane been talking to?

(present continuous)
Jane is talking to him. = Jane's talking to him.
Who is Jane talking to? = Who's Jane talking to?

EDIT:
Sorry CB. I didn't see your last post before I posted.

Nader75 · Answer

Thank you for help

CalifJim · Answer

This formula is from book " TMP( English Course) Essential Grammar in Use Supplementary Exercises. "

Jane's been talking to...

Who's she talking to

If your book is saying that the question form of Jane's been talking to is Who's she talking to, the book is wrong!

Jane's talking to ... becomes Who's Jane/she talking to? ['s = is]
Jane's been talking to ... becomes Who's Jane/she been talking to? ['s = has]

CJ

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This formula is from book " TMP( English Course) Essential Grammar in Use Supplementary Exercises. "

Jane's been talking to...

Who's she talking to

Who has TO Who is ?

Who has TO Who is ?

This formula is from book " TMP( English Course) Essential Grammar in Use Supplementary Exercises. "

Jane's been talking to...

Who's she talking to

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