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What is the difference between present perfect continuous tense and present continuous tense ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between present perfect continuous tense and present continuous tense ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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present perfect continuous is for an action that began in the past and is ongoing into the present. there is an emphasis on the fact that the action started at some point in the past. the present continuous is to describe actions that are happening currently, with no reference to how long they’ve been occurring. this tense focuses only on the present
- She’s been reading that same book for months, how is she not finished yet?
- If you’re wondering where she is, she’s upstairs reading a book.
- Hey, what on earth are you doing? I’ve been texting you for hours and you haven’t answered.
- I’m working right now, I’ve been working all day.
- Thomas is making dinner but Sarah has been snacking on chips all day so she feels too full to eat.
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present perfect continuous is for an action that began in the past and is ongoing into the present. there is an emphasis on the fact that the action started at some point in the past. the present continuous is to describe actions that are happening currently, with no reference to how long they’ve been occurring. this tense focuses only on the present
- She’s been reading that same book for months, how is she not finished yet?
- If you’re wondering where she is, she’s upstairs reading a book.
- Hey, what on earth are you doing? I’ve been texting you for hours and you haven’t answered.
- I’m working right now, I’ve been working all day.
- Thomas is making dinner but Sarah has been snacking on chips all day so she feels too full to eat.
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
Present perfect continuous tense expresses something that began in the past, is still continuing till today, and is not yet done or completed. “have/has been” is used to express this.
For example,
“I have been exercising every week.”
“She has been ill since Monday.”
Present continuous tense expresses something that you are doing right now at the time of speaking. “am/is/are + (-ing form of a verb)” is used to express this.
For example,
“I am exercising now.”
“They are watching a movie.”
“She is feeling unwell.”
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