By Present perfect, Perfect progressive

I'm well aware of these names, Sharad, it's also called the -ing form, and I'm still sorry - or dense -, but I can't see any -ing form in your post...

Hi Pieanne,I am referring to "Present Perfect Continuous" tense, also called as "present perfect progressive".. Your inputs regarding my questions will be appreciated.. Thank you ..thanks, mahant

Sharad, I may be particulary dense this morning, but I don't see any progressive present perfect "Has been significant" is plain present perfect... Or do you want to know whether a progressive form would be possible?

dear friends, 1> I am curious to know why usage of tense form "has been " is wrong here ? Although the invention of printing press led to a significant recoceptualisation of textual production in the fifteen century, what has been equally significant in twentieth century is the invention of...

Mister Micawber wrote:Present Perfect Continuous/Progressive - used for actions or events that started in the past but are still happening now, or for past actions which only recently finished and their effects are seen nowNo, this is a definition for Present Perfect.Present Perfect - used to...

Present Perfect Continuous/Progressive - used for actions or events that started in the past but are still happening now, or for past actions which only recently finished and their effects are seen nowNo, this is a definition for Present Perfect.Present Perfect - used to show that an event...

Dear Mr Micawber, Mister Micawber wrote:I presume it is the same stative verbs that do not normally appear in any progressive form: see, prefer, hate, contain, cost, etc. The verbs that you have stated above can be used in the present perfect but not in the present perfect progressive, right?...

1. Brenda left. That's a simple past tense. If anything happened BEFORE that time, you would then use the past perfect. No need for it here. 2. You FOUND out. That already implies the past. Any action taking place BEFORE the time you found out will make use of the past perfect. In this case...

If you use "have read," you imply that you just completed the reading and are likely to read it again. The present perfect progressive tense indicates, to me, that the reading began in the past, continues to progress in the present, and is likely to continue in the future. Isn't that the present...

Thanks Goldmund, OH dear....... It is a long time since I did English grammar at school. My answers are all from memory, I am not looking anything up, (as is patently obvious). Perhaps I should They say you forget old stuff to make room for the new, obviously I have forgotten A LOT!!...