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Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/2/cjvrg/Post.htm#385279Sun, 24 May 2009 06:10:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:385279Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/2/cjvrg/Post.htm#385279http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-385279.xmlamgeam wrote: to which tense 1) &amp; 2) belong, if they are right? 1)i did not bring the book. 2)i did not brought the book.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/2/cjvrg/Post.htm#214440Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:10:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:214440paco20041http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/2/cjvrg/Post.htm#214440http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-214440.xmlThanks, W3. I know this sentence is wrong, but I don't think "for ten days" is particularly wrong, although it might sound a bit more formal than "ten days". The point I find weird in the sentence is that it uses the present perfect in combination with "in August 2004", a time adverbial which indicates a specific past time and therefore should be used in combination with the simple past. In fact, the sentence was written by a French person and probably he translated word-word wise into English what he expressed in his language ("J'ai séjourné pendant dix jours dans Coco Palm en august 2004 pour notre lune de miel"). The French phrase "J'ai séjourné" corresponds to "I stayed", not to "I've stayed". pacohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/2/cjvrg/Post.htm#214344Sun, 24 May 2009 06:10:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:214344Wwwdotcom2http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/2/cjvrg/Post.htm#214344http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-214344.xmlpaco2004 and CalifJim, 1. I used for in "WILL have been in___ FOR", future perfect 2. In paco's example he has "I have stayed", present perfect I wouldn't use for in example 2. I don't see how you can say 1 without using for . http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/futureperfectcontinuous.html AND http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/futureperfect.html (all examples use for when talking about duration). Also, 2 is a bit incorrect. If you are talking about the past, you can't use "have". I/We stayed in Coco Palm (back) in 2004 for honeymoon.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/2/cjvrg/Post.htm#214220Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:10:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:214220paco20043http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/2/cjvrg/Post.htm#214220http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-214220.xmlCalifJim wrote: Interpretation b is a highly unusual one. The 'for' clause is normally read as indicating a period of time which ends at the moment of utterance. Hi CJ So you mean the sentence like below sounds weird to you. Right? I'd like to ask you this just to confirm my understanding. "I have stayed for ten days in Coco Palm in august 2004 for honeymoon" pacohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/2/cjvrg/Post.htm#214216Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:10:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:214216CalifJim4http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/2/cjvrg/Post.htm#214216http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-214216.xmlInterpretation b is a highly unusual one. The 'for' clause is normally read as indicating a period of time which ends at the moment of utterance. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/2/cjvrg/Post.htm#214212Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:10:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:214212Wwwdotcom5http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/2/cjvrg/Post.htm#214212http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-214212.xml"a - I have been living in France for five years." |--(2002-2006)---and continuing------&gt; Why don't you come visit me (in France). I'm still there. "b - I have lived in France for five years." |--5years in France (2001-2005)--|--1 year in Spain (2006)--|--5 years in France again (2007-2011)--| I live in Spain now. I might go back to France and live there for another 5 years. Then, I will have lived in France for 10 years total.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/cjvrg/post.htm#214184Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:10:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:214184Anonymous6http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/cjvrg/post.htm#214184http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-214184.xmlAs Far as I am concerned and according to most grammar books I have read, there is little or no difference in meaning when since or for is used . It would be a different story if I said something like: I have lived here vs I have been living here . In the first case, I may be living somewhere else now, but I can come back to live "here" again. In the second example I still live "here". Charlie (Costa Rica)http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/cjvrg/post.htm#214183Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:10:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:214183Anonymous7http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/cjvrg/post.htm#214183http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-214183.xmlAs Far as I am concerned and according to most grammar books I have read, there is little or no difference in meaning when since or for is used . It would be a different story if I said something like: I have lived here vs I have been living here . In the first case, I may be living somewhere else now, but I can come back to live "here" again. In the second example I still live "here".http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/cjvrg/post.htm#212745Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:10:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:212745Goodman8http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/cjvrg/post.htm#212745http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-212745.xmlMatt0915 wrote: 3. Why is, I have been watching my neighbor dig a hole all day in Present Progressive, BUT I watched my neighbor dig a hole all day yesterday not in Past Progressive? I have been watching my neighbor dig a hole all day is Present Progressive because it states the neighbor is talking about the present day and it is progressive because he is watching, meaning that it is currently happening. Ex. if you say that you drove home from work then it can be assumed that you have already have gotten home. But if you say that you were driving home from work then that would mean you are currently doing that. I watched is not progressive, progressive end in -ing. therefore, the sentence isn't past progressive, but...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/cjvrg/post.htm#212726Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:10:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:212726milky9http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/cjvrg/post.htm#212726http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-212726.xmlCalifJim wrote: 1) I see no significant difference between your two sentences whether with live, work, or study. I would not assume anything with regard to English vocabulary and grammar! CJ Still, there could be a difference in the way the each speaker perceives each time period. The progressive often indicates a completable period, perceptively.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/cjvrg/post.htm#212556Sun, 24 May 2009 06:10:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:212556CalifJim10http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/cjvrg/post.htm#212556http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-212556.xml1) I see no significant difference between your two sentences whether with live, work, or study. I would not assume anything with regard to English vocabulary and grammar! 2) To start with, I would say ... during the past ten years . The second version (with the progressive tense) mixes two incompatible ideas. has been flying indicates an activity (no specific time limits). over 300,000 miles indicates an accomplishment (with time limits). The phrase during ten years doesn't come into it. The sentence seems wrong even without it. 3) I'm not sure what the question is. ... have been watching ... is progressive (but not present progressive as you claim) because it has an -ing form. ... watched ... is not progressive...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/cjvrg/post.htm#212554Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:10:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:212554Matt091511http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/cjvrg/post.htm#212554http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-212554.xml3. Why is, I have been watching my neighbor dig a hole all day in Present Progressive, BUT I watched my neighbor dig a hole all day yesterday not in Past Progressive? I have been watching my neighbor dig a hole all day is Present Progressive because it states the neighbor is talking about the present day and it is progressive because he is watching, meaning that it is currently happening. Ex. if you say that you drove home from work then it can be assumed that you have already have gotten home. But if you say that you were driving home from work then that would mean you are currently doing that. I watched is not progressive, progressive end in -ing. therefore, the sentence isn't past progressive, but saying something like, I...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/cjvrg/post.htm#212549Sun, 24 May 2009 06:10:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:212549Monseul12http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/cjvrg/post.htm#212549http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-212549.xmlThanks Findlay. However, can anybody answer #2 and #3?http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/cjvrg/post.htm#212428Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:10:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:212428HMFindlay13http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/cjvrg/post.htm#212428http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-212428.xmlYea I used to learn about this but somehow I forgot the difference. I think I have been living shows that the person has been living and will likely to live there for a future period while have lived shows that it is unlikely to live there for a long-term in the future. That's what I can remember though but not sure if its correcthttp://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/cjvrg/post.htmSun, 24 May 2009 06:10:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:212421Monseul14http://www.englishforums.com/English/PresentPerfectPresentPerfect-Progressive/cjvrg/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-212421.xmlThree sets of questions about verb tenses: 1) Can these two grammatical structures be used interchangeably? a- I have been living in France for five years. b- I have lived in France for five years. **Is it right to assume verbs such as: live, work, study are the only type of verbs that can be mixed grammatically like the above sentences and still have the same meaning? 2) Why is Tom has flown over 300,000 miles during ten years acceptable, BUT Tom has been flying over 300,000 miles during ten years not acceptable? 3) Why is, I have been watching my neighbor dig a hole all day in Present Progressive, BUT I watched my neighbor dig a hole all day yesterday not in Past Progressive?