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Present Perfect is formed with the auxiliary have and the past participle of some verb: have seen, has done, have lived. Present Perfect Progressive is formed with the auxiliaries have and been and the present participle of some verb: have been seeing, has been doing, has been living.CJ

Hi everyone,I have a few grammar questions and I don't know how to answer them:Explain why the verb “To Be” is not a non-progressive verb?I know the simple present never talks about the present but what can be an exception to this rule?Why does the present tense not exist in English? What...

I was told that there are twelve tenses in English: 1: Simple Present Tense 2: Present Perfect Tense 3: Present Progressive Tense 4: Present Perfect Progressive Tense 5: Simple Past Tense 6: Past Perfect Tense 7: Past Progressive Tense 8: Past Perfect Progressive Tense 9: Simple Future...

User_gary wrote:It is two years since you were married. I learnt that since is used only with perfect tenses' e.g. (present perfect, present perfect progressive, ...........etc.) But in the above sentence it has been used with simple present tense. So I am confused. Could anyone assist me in...

It is two years since you are married. I learnt that since is used only with `perfect tenses' e.g. (present perfect, present perfect progressive, ...........etc.) But in the above sentence it has been used with (simple present tense). So I am confused. Could assist me on this?

Pemmican wrote:As far as I know, there are these 13 tenses: a) Past Perfect Progressive ........................had been + present participle b) Past Perfect ..........................................had + past participle c) Past Progressive ...................................was/were + present...

Roro, It's interesting how for an hour adds a context to I have been running. I agree that "... in (2) the only possible interpretation is this extends up to the present moment. (In (1) such an interpretation is not so strictly necessary.) " except it's still possible that you stopped to...

Activities and periodic action (particularly in one of the perfect tenses, including perfect progressives) go better with "lately". Punctual events go better with "recently". In fact, in a sort of impressionistic way, "lately" is imperfective and "recently" is perfective. Hence, "lately"...

The answer below is swiped straight out of "grammar monster". (The cut and paste has killed the formatting, but the detail is still there. Hope this helps. Present Progressive Tense Verbs describing actions in the present are said to be in the present tense. The present progressive tense...

As far as I know, there are these 13 tenses: a) Past Perfect Progressive ........................had been + present participle b) Past Perfect ..........................................had + past participle c) Past Progressive ...................................was/were + present participle d)...