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Understanding the present perfect tense
Complete with the present perfect simple or continuous. No contractions.
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE | PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS Action that started but perhaps did not finish in that period of time. Puts the emphasis on the process as well as the result. Long-lasting action. Affirmation : HAVE BEEN + verb -ING I /you / we / they have been waiting for the train. "have been", except for the 3rd person singular: He/She has been waiting for the train. Question : Have you been waiting for the train? "have been", except for the 3rd person singular: Has he/she been waiting for the train? Negation : I have not been waiting for the train. =I haven't been waiting for the train. "have been", except for the 3rd person singular: She has not been waiting for the train. =She hasn't been waiting for the train. |
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