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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

use of been

"it is a tough task" or
"it has been a tough task"....what is the difference between this two sentences?...can anybody elaborate it?
  

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"it is a tough task Sounds like it is not finished. Maybe not even started. "it has been a tough task" .

  • "it is a tough task Sounds like it is not finished.
  • Maybe not even started.
  • "it has been a tough task" .
  • Sounds like it is finished,or almost finished .
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"it is a tough task Sounds like it is not finished. Maybe not even started.
"it has been a tough task". Sounds like it is finished,or almost finished.

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AnonymousIt is a tough task.
This is a fact about the task. It is true now and in the future. It was true in the past. It is always true.
AnonymousIt has been a tough task.
You are claiming that the task that you started working on some

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