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"Has been"

0can i say "has been" , to indicate an action that is still going on , for example: "this sentence has been guiding me for almost 2 years"02br
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00does it mean that this sentence is still guding me even after 2 years? or does it mean that it was guiding me for ONLY 2 years?02br
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0To me, "has been" suggests that action is still ongoing. 0-

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0To me, "has been" suggests that action is still ongoing. I would use "had been" or a simple past tense (in this case "guided") if the action is completed.0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10can i say "has been" , to indicate an action that is still going on , for example: "this sentence has been guiding me for almost 2 years"12br
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1i00Has been02i00 means that it started guiding you in the past and is still guiding you now. But it doesn't indicate that it will be guiding you beyond your 2-year mark.02br
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01i00Had been02i00 means that it once guided you for some length of time in the past, but it no longer guides you now.02br
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0can i say "has been" , to indicate an action that is still going on , for example: "this sentence has been guiding me for almost 2 years" 01font00Yes. In fact, this is one of the most usual ways to indicate that an action is still going on.02font02br
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