Hi Billyxu 1. I have not been visiting China since 1997. Without additional context, it is difficult to say exactly what is intended in that sentence. You are right to think that there are different possible ways to interpret it. It really is not

Hi, everyone: These days, I am working on a negative sentences of Present Perfect Progressive tense which is too difficult for me. I come here to seek for your helps. Here is the confusing sentence: 1. I have not been visiting China since 1997.

First sample: 1. I am working on it. (present progressive tense) It implies that the activity which is the work is in progress. 2. I have been working on it. (present perfect progressive tense) It implies that the work began in the past, has

Hello, pm039. Both tenses your examples are possible in appropriate in an context, though the examples with the Present Perfect need a little correction: "The engine in _the_ car (if you mean a certain car) has not been working. Now it works

A. Underline the verb or verbs and identify the tense/s. ( 9 pts ) Tina was sleeping when I entered the room. _ past tense __ past continuous OR past tense of was plus past participle (as adj.) / entered past tense Jose watches television every

Hi, Eddie, I struggled with the same question. I guess anybody can make up a term. Some stick; some don't. CJ seems to talk about the function of a word vs. its identity, or something like that. I think it's all a matter of definition, and

The second is ungrammatical. You need to use the "other" participle, "I have reviewed the incident." ( Have been reviewing is present perfect progressive tense; Have reviewed is present perfect tense.) In the first case, the

The problem of disambiguating a participle that is part of a verb phrase from a participle that is an adjective is not related at all to the past perfect tense. Any time you have the verb to be in any tense, the same problem can occur. You seem to

Hi, How could we tell if a participle in what looks like a past perfect progressive tense is a participle part of the tense or an adjective of a past perfect tense construction? The cook had been making cake all day until he was called by the head

Hi, How could we tell if a participle in what looks like a past perfect progressive tense is a participle part of the tense or an adjective of a past perfect tense construction? The cook had been making cake all day until he was called by the head