Jenny: You just sat down?
Raj: no, I have been here. (Meaning I have been sitting here)
Can I say “I have been here” with the meaning in Raj’s response?
No. Raj would say ‘No - I’ve been (sitting) here for five minutes/an hour/since ten o’clock’.
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Raj would say ‘No - I’ve been (sitting) here for five minutes/an hour/since ten o’clock’.