By Perfect progressive

One of explanations could be a confusion between the "progressive" tenses. For example, the verb "to know" indeed can not be used in ONE of the progressive tenses, known also as "Continuous", ex.: "I'm knowing it". But it looks pretty OK in another...

Hi, there! Here are my doubts. Could you help me, please? - He (write) a composition since lunch time. In this kind of sentence I could use e.g. the * Present Perfect Progressive: - He has been writting a composition since lunch time. In this case since is a starting point and the verb tense...

Hello, everyone: We have been discussing the matter several times this year. We have discussed the matter several times this year. I found that the first sentence is a bit unnatural using "several times" with present perfect progressive. I think the second one is more natural. What...

PWe are printing an award for a teacher and it's not immediately obvious where the mistake is. He has provided guidance and service from August 2006 to August 2008, but we are printing the award before his term ends. Is it present perfect progressive (has/have been)?1. He has provided...

Hi Viceidol,Thus far we have examples of three tenses: simple present, present progressive, and present perfect progressive. As Philip says, the present progressive seems awkward with "I am wanting." I don't know if it's considered incorrect. The other two seem fine,...

You can use a specific time (yesterday, Monday, etc.) with the present perfect progressive as long as you've got 'since' or 'for' right before that specific time."She's been calling me since yesterday/Monday" or "She's been calling me for 48 hours...

Hi I thought that using "yesterday" with the present perfect progressive is not quite correct. I always associate it with the past simple.

I will have been writing to my friend in Uganda for a year be the end of this May.(actually i'm doing test questions about future perfect proressive tenseNoralyn Manucat

Hi, Clive. I think there is no need for a timeline like the one you had because your explanation with the timelime has already answered my question. Thank you.

Hi, 1. Why does it have to be 'prior to the main narrative time frame' here? Can it be 'past the main narrative time frame'? The future perfect progressive verb will have been listening suggests action that will begin in the time frame prior to the main narrative time frame and...