Awence  +  695087 Tue, 07 Apr 09 02:51 AM Pray tell which of these is/are correct! 1. I (feel/have been feeling/ felt /have felt) sad after you moved away. Awence Joined on Thu, Jul 26 2007 Junior Member 70

	rafaelinrio  +  695088 Tue, 07 Apr 09 02:54 AM I have been feeling sad afer you moved away. (More emphasis) I have felt sad after you moved away. rafaelinrio Joined on Fri, Jan 30 2009 Full Member 226 Be great in act, as thou hast been in thought.

	Awence  +  695090 Tue, 07 Apr 09 02:59 AM so i guess, if i were to mean that the person is still feeling sad, (have been feeling sad) would be more appriopriate right? And for (have felt), it shows that i m not feeling sad anymore. AM i right? Awence

	rafaelinrio  +  695098 Tue, 07 Apr 09 03:11 AM Both: have felt and have been feeling convey the same idea of an action that started in the past and continues in the present. However, have been feeling (present perfect continuous) gives more emphasis to the durations of the action than the action itself. So, in both cases you still feel sad. If you use simple past, I felt sad you'll convey the idea that you no longer feel sad. rafaelinrio Present Tenses, Simple Past, Present Perfect, Past Tenses, Simple Tenses

	RayH  +  695102 Tue, 07 Apr 09 03:29 AM Awence “Pray tell which of these is/are correct! 1. I (feel/have been feeling/ felt /have felt) sad after you moved away. ” The only one that's idiomatic is "felt sad..." For the others: I feel sad since you moved away. I have been feeling sad since you moved away. I have felt sad since you moved away. Which you use depends on the exact meaning you wish to convey. RayH Joined on Sat, Mar 22 2008 Contributing Member 1,555 Native speaker of U. S. English. Not a grammar expert.