She has been with us/She is with us

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Dear all,Kindly tell me whether the following sentences are correct. If yes, please tell me the difference in their meaning.1) She has been with us more.2) She is with us most of the time.Thank you.

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cat navy 4251) She has been with us more.

This needs a context in which the answer to "more than what?" is provided. For example:

A: Hasn't she been with them a lot recently?
B: She's been with us more.

cat navy 4252) She is with us most of the time.

This statement needs less context: "most of the time" in itself can be understood to mean "more time than anywhere else", so the statement can stand alone. However, the context can still provide contrast with what else she does, e.g. "She occasionally stays with her sister, but she is with us most of the time".

You ask for the difference between the two; another difference is that you have changed the tense from "has been" (talking about the past up to the present) to "is" (talking about the present and in general).

She has been with us/She is with us

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