By Present perfect, Question marks

1. Why using this modal: will; why not You might have ... ? 2. Why is there a question mark at the end; why is it not a full stop? 3. Why using present perfect continuous? why not You should be doing or should do ... . 4. What tense is it? 1. You would have to ask the person who...

Hi, 1. You will not have heard of me before but I used to live next door to your sister.2. That is absurd; they really could not have taken your motorbike by mistake, surely?3. You are a bit overweight; you should have been doing more regular exercise.4. You were to have been...

1. You will not have heard of me before but I used to live next door to your sister. 2. That is absurd; they really could not have taken your motorbike by mistake, surely? 3. You are a bit overweight; you should have been doing more regular exercise. 4. You were to have been...

Thank you very much ranchhand! I have one more question. RH: You're very welcome, Infinity. Ask as many as you'd like. ================== Infinity wrote: When you report what someone said, for instance, Tuesday, Kate said this: “I have been too busy to do anything for my kids lately, so I...

First, the sentence with the question mark is fine. All three pairs show the same relationship, but with the third pair reversed! The ones with "been -ing" emphasize the duration. They suggest a descriptive attitude toward an activity which "has been going on". We should feel the passage of...