Lcchang  +  316621 Thu, 18 Jan 07 04:11 AM Could any advisor please make a sentence for me using the present perfect progressive tense with a passive vioce? LCChang Lcchang Joined on Mon, Feb 27 2006 Northern Taiwan Contributing Member 1,078 Life will never end. Tenses, Present Perfect, Perfect Progressive

	Clive  +  316646 Thu, 18 Jan 07 06:44 AM Hi, I took my car in to the garage a week ago. Every time I call them, they say they are fixing it. They have been fixing my car for the last week. My car has been being fixed for the last week. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,585 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 Tenses, Present Perfect, Perfect Progressive

	CalifJim  +  316651 Thu, 18 Jan 07 06:53 AM Times are bad.  Factories can no longer make a profit unless they lay off employees.  At one local factory, nearly fifty employees have been being laid off every month. Over the last three weeks the maple trees have been being tapped in preparation for the syrup harvest. All evidence points to the fact that the child has been being bullied at school, and the parents are going to sue unless something is done about it. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,389 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Tenses, Present Perfect, Perfect Progressive

	Lcchang  +  316694 Thu, 18 Jan 07 09:24 AM Great sentences!! Thanks. LCChang Lcchang Tenses, Present Perfect, Perfect Progressive

	Cool Breeze  +  679875 Wed, 25 Feb 09 08:27 AM Lcchang “ Could any advisor please make a sentence for me using the present perfect progressive tense with a passive vioce?” I remember reading in many traditional grammar books that it is incorrect to use these tenses in the passive voice. As they don't seem to bother native speakers' ears, times may be changing! I avoid them, though. CB Cool Breeze Joined on Fri, Apr 7 2006 Senior Member 3,970 "I hope you'll all live to be 150 years old - and the last voice you hear is mine!" Frank Sinatra on stage in Oslo, Norway, 28 September 1991 Tenses, Present Tenses, Present Perfect, Perfect Progressive, Sentences

	CalifJim  +  680082 Wed, 25 Feb 09 08:27 PM sitifan “Can "into" be written as two words?” No.  It's not into in that case; it's two words, in and to. to take a car in is to take it to a repair shop or to the car dealer where you bought it for the purpose of having it repaired or for a check-up.  It's a phrasal verb.  bring in works the same.  garage can be used for car repair shop. The sentence in question is not talking about moving the car into a garage. Phone call to the repair shop (i.e., to the 'garage'). -- My turn signal isn't working. -- Well, bring it in Friday.  We'll take a look. _____ --  I took my car in for repairs last Wednesday. -- Which garage do you usually take it in to? -- I take it in to the dealer on Tenth Street. Similarly, I have to take the dog in to the veterinarian for a check-up next Tuesday. You received the vase by mail, and it was broken?  Bring it in to our shop, and we'll give you a refund. CJ CalifJim Verbs, Phrasal Verbs, Sentences, Speaking, Chat, Friendships