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Old 11-Jul-2007, 20:59
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Default Re: Present Perfect

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Originally Posted by Tdol View Post
I culd say 'I've been sending him emails for several days and he hasn't replied'. Here, the action is incomplete because I wil send more emails until he replies. However, with 3 emails, you have basically sent them or not.
Present perfect continuous can also be interpreted here as: This is how I spent my time, answering the question: what have you been doing? I have been sending emails.
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