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Guest Posted 21 years ago
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What is the verb in the following sentence?
Her watch has been broken for two years.
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Her watch has been broken for two years.
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I believe this sentence uses the present perfect continuous (progressive) of the verb "to be". (Present tense - 'her watch is broken'). e.
- I believe this sentence uses the present perfect continuous (progressive) of the verb "to be".
- (Present tense - 'her watch is broken').
- e.
- 'two years ago') and continues into the present.
- ('it broke 2 years ago, and it is still broken now').
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I believe this sentence uses the present perfect continuous (progressive) of the verb "to be".
(Present tense - 'her watch is broken').
The present perfect continuous is usually used to talk about something which happened in the past (i.e. 'two years ago') and continues into the present. ('it broke 2 years ago, and it is still broken now').
We also use this form of the ve
(Present tense - 'her watch is broken').
The present perfect continuous is usually used to talk about something which happened in the past (i.e. 'two years ago') and continues into the present. ('it broke 2 years ago, and it is still broken now').
We also use this form of the ve
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I think it's about the third time I see the very same question here today!
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