In Present progressive^x, Present perfect^x

Sibylla wrote:I'm sorry for digging up this thread but I have a question related to it : "after a week that I am using this diet I still don't know ... " "after a week that I have been using this diet I still don't know ... "Which of the above sentenses is more correct ? "after a week of...

I'm sorry for digging up this thread but I have a question related to it : "after a week that I am using this diet I still don't know ... ""after a week that I have been using this diet I still don't know ... "Which of the above sentenses is more correct ? thank you in adnvance for the reply

Hi, Yes. 100% right. Clive

hi, Clive. Thank you for the information. • You're out of breath. Have you been running? (you're out of breath now) • Paul is very tired. He's been working very hard, (he's tired now) • Why are your clothes so dirty? What have you been doing? • I've been talking to Carol...

Hi, A: Is it raining? B: No, but the ground is wet. It has been raining. I wonder why "it has rained" is not possible here. as we know the present perfect links the past with the present and the action in the past has a result in the present. isn't the case here the same? Yes, 'it has rained'...

>please give me some examples for the use of these two tenses See: http://www.davidappleyard.com/english/tenses.htm Also, click on the respective buttons, which appeared automatically under your original posting, to find many threads with examples

A: Is it raining? B: No, but the ground is wet. It has been raining. I wonder why "it has rained" is not possible here. as we know the present perfect links the past with the present and the action in the past has a result in the present. isn't the case here the same? it has rained the...

I have worked on this project for three hours(this means work has totaly finished

The present tenses (present (simple) and present progressive) can express future time in English, not just the will form. The idiom going to also expresses future time. She the television, I'll pay him, and not a minute sooner. (completion of a task) CJ

Hi,Suppose you're about to go fishing and you want to leave a note for someone. Which of these are you going to use:1. Going fishing. (short for I'm going fishing)2. Gone fishing. (short for I've gone fishing)3. Went fishing. (short for I went fishing)Well, I'd use 2. but a Brit once told me he...