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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Very confused
Am very confused about this
1.Am sick and I have been sick
2.am sick for 2 years and I have been sick for 2 years
What's the difference between them???
1.Am sick and I have been sick
2.am sick for 2 years and I have been sick for 2 years
What's the difference between them???
Top answer
The first is not correct. I am sick now. My sickness began two years ago.
- The first is not correct.
- I am sick now.
- My sickness began two years ago.
- I have been sick for two years.
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The first is not correct. I am sick now. My sickness began two years ago. I have been sick for two years.
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"Am sick/have been sick" is a useful title.
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"Am sick/have been sick" is a useful title.
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I am sick. (Now; at this moment.)
I have been sick. (For some time; starting previously.)
I am sick for two years. (Impossible. "now" can't last two years. "now" is only this moment.)
I have been sick for two years. (You got sick two years ago; you are still sick.)
CJ
I have been sick. (For some time; starting previously.)
I am sick for two years. (Impossible. "now" can't last two years. "now" is only this moment.)
I have been sick for two years. (You got sick two years ago; you are still sick.)
CJ
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