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PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:49 am    Post subject: Tense question Reply with quote

Dear teacher

I have a question about tense. What are the differences between the present perfect progressive and the past perfect progressive? I don�t know the exactly usage about these two tense. When situation we should use it? Could you tell me the answers?

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P.S. This question is my frend's. Because his account is inactive, I help him to post.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The present perfect continuous tense
I have been working all day.
I have worked all day and I am still working.
I have been working all day and I've just finished.

The past perfect progressive tense.
I had been working all day.
I had worked all day at some point in the past. ( e.g. Last Tuesday).
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