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Forum: English Questions Oct 24th, 2013, 12:49 pm
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Posted By susan53
Re: Present Perfect simple vs continuous

Someone has cut...

If it was just one picture Someone has been cutting... would indicate a single action that continued for an inordinate amount of time and was continuing - unlikely in this...
Forum: English Questions Sep 22nd, 2013, 10:32 am
Replies: 9
Views: 9,361
Posted By susan53
Re: Present Perfect simple vs continuous

Nightedge - I'm sorry, I missed your question before.

1. No. It's not possible. The present perfect always involves a past to present event and/or a past to present time frame. If the event and the...
Forum: English Questions Sep 18th, 2013, 07:53 am
Replies: 9
Views: 9,361
Posted By susan53
Re: Present Perfect simple vs continuous

Concepts like "recent events" are irrelevant -

It has been raining for two hours / since I got up - see explanation (a) it's an event which started in the past and continues to the present moment....
Forum: English Questions Sep 17th, 2013, 03:18 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 9,361
Posted By susan53
Re: Present Perfect simple vs continuous

Present perfect verb forms have three basic uses :

a) To express an event which started in the past and continues until the present moment. With this use there is no difference in meaning between...
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