Guest  +  41015 Thu, 05 Aug 04 11:17 PM please give me some examples for the use of these two tenses Guest Present Progressive, Tenses, Present Perfect

	haoqide  +  41096 Fri, 06 Aug 04 04:53 PM This was sort of covered in a thread yesterday, but here's a link directly to the kind of information you're looking for. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/esltensverb.html#presperf I hope that helps you out! I think it does a better job of giving examples than I would. -Haoqide haoqide Joined on Mon, Jul 5 2004 Nashville, TN Full Member 307 Present Progressive, Verbs, Present Perfect

	Ollie Veradi  +  41332 Sun, 08 Aug 04 10:25 PM The answer below is swiped straight out of "grammar monster". (The cut and paste has killed the formatting, but the detail is still there. Hope this helps. Present Progressive Tense Verbs describing actions in the present are said to be in the present tense. The present progressive tense is used for an on-going action in the present. Caroline is looking for the latest brochure. Dan and Billy are fishing off the pier. The present progressive tense is one for four present tenses. They are: The 4 Present Tenses Example simple present tense - I go present progressive tense - I am going present perfect tense - I have gone present perfect progressive tense - I have been going Present Perfect Tense Verbs describing actions in the present are said to be in the present tense. The present perfect tense is used for an action that began in the past and continues into the present. The board has decided not to uphold the appeal. I have taken the wrong path again. Ollie Veradi Joined on Tue, Aug 3 2004 New Member 13 Simple Present, Present Progressive, Grammar, Verbs, Tenses, Present Tenses, Present Perfect, Perfect Progressive

	Clive  +  242723 Wed, 05 Jul 06 12:30 AM Hi, Either is OK. I have been working on this project for three hours. 'Continuous' stresses the duration. Implies that you are still working on it at the time of speaking. I have worked on this project for three hours. Doesn't do the above to the same extent. Best wishes, Clive   Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,654 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Present Progressive, Present Perfect

	Teo  +  242786 Wed, 05 Jul 06 08:01 AM  Clive wrote: I have been working on this project for three hours. 'Continuous' stresses the duration. Implies that you are still working on it at the time of speaking.I have worked on this project for three hours. Doesn't do the above to the same extent. What does the red sentence mean? Teo Joined on Tue, Sep 28 2004 Taiwan Contributing Member 1,631 Thank you very much for your reply. Present Progressive, Present Perfect

	Clive  +  242927 Wed, 05 Jul 06 03:52 PM Hi again, I have been working on this project for three hours. 'Continuous' stresses the duration. Implies that you are still working on it at the time of speaking. I have worked on this project for three hours. Doesn't stress the duration to the same extent. Doesn't imply to the same extent that you are still working on it at the time of speaking. Best wishes, Clive Clive Present Progressive, Present Perfect