Perfect continuous in two sentences with as

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Anonymous

#518109 Fri, 23 May 08 09:08 PM

What on earth is correct?

I have been studying english for two years as has my brother.

I have been studying english for two years as has been my brother?

Probably the first?

Anonymous

Yankee

#518110 Fri, 23 May 08 09:10 PM

Your first sentence is OK, but the second one isn't. (Don't forget to capitalize the word 'English'.)

You could also say this:

I have been studying English for two years and so has my brother.

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optilang

#518112 Fri, 23 May 08 09:13 PM

you could say

I have been studying English for two years as has my brother

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Anonymous

#518114 Fri, 23 May 08 09:20 PM

I have been studying English for two years and so has my brother.

Thanks a lot, that is what I needed.

Anonymous

#518255 Sat, 24 May 08 05:52 AM

Hi,

Would you tell me why the present continuous after 'as' isn't good?

I have been studying english for two years as has been my brother?

Anonymous

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Mister Micawber

#518266 Sat, 24 May 08 06:25 AM

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Only the first auxiliary is used.

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CalifJim

#518292 Sat, 24 May 08 07:57 AM

Anonymous
Would you tell me why the present continuous after 'as' isn't good?

It's not a matter of continuous or not. It's a matter of keeping consistent with how questions are made. Invert the subject and operator.

Correct syntax for a question: Has my brother been studying English?

Incorrect syntax: Has been my brother studying English? (Too many verbs before the subject.)

The same principle applies to other constructions in English, including the one we're discussing here in this thread.

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Anonymous

#518321 Sat, 24 May 08 10:37 AM

Thank you.

I have been studying your post some time as has been given by you.-- Is this right?

Would you mind giving me some examples of other constructions that use the same priniciple you taked about?

Anonymous

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Marius Hancu

#518384 Sat, 24 May 08 12:43 PM

>I have been studying your post some time as has been given by you.-- Is this right?

Just:

I have been studying your post for some time

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