Lucus Ong  +  808865 Mon, 06 Jul 09 02:28 PM Could anybody correct my ideas of present perfect tense and past perfect tense? She speaks with an American accent because she has been living there. He used present perfect continuous tense here. Does it mean that he must still live there now. She speaks with an American accent because she had been living there. He used past perfect continuous tense here. Does it mean that he mustn't(100%) live there now Many Thanks in Advance Victory Ong Lucus Ong Joined on Wed, Apr 29 2009 Malaysia Regular Member 617 Tenses, Present Tenses, Past Perfect, Present Perfect, Past Tenses, Accents, American Accents, Countries, United States, American, Continuous Tenses

	Mister Micawber  +  808919 Mon, 06 Jul 09 03:06 PM She speaks with an American accent because she has been living there. He used present perfect continuous tense here. Does it mean that he must still live there now.-- Yes She speaks with an American accent because she had been living there. He used past perfect continuous tense here. Does it mean that he mustn't(100%) live there now-- Yes Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,769 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Tenses, Present Tenses, Past Perfect, Present Perfect, Past Tenses, Accents, American Accents, Countries, United States, American, Continuous Tenses

	Lucus Ong  +  808936 Mon, 06 Jul 09 03:11 PM There is other thing that I need to confirm. Could anybody tell me that wheter the two sentences are totally grammatically correct? She speaks with an American accent because she has been living there. She speaks with an American accent because she had been living there. Many Thanks in Advance Victory Ong Lucus Ong Tenses, Accents, American Accents, Sentences, Countries, United States, American

	Mister Micawber  +  808941 Mon, 06 Jul 09 03:14 PM Both are fine, but there is really no call for the past perfect unless further context makes the past time frame ambiguous. Mister Micawber Tenses, Past Perfect, Past Tenses, Context