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Old 29-Jan-2005, 14:02
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Default Present perfect progressive

Hello everyone,

Which of the following sentences is more natural?

1.) I'm very hungry. I haven't eaten all day.
2.) I'm very hungry. I haven't been eating all day.

3.) Our kitchen's a mess. We haven't done cleaning for weeks.
4.) Our kitchen's a mess. We haven't been doing cleaning for weeks.

I would say that (2) and (4) are correct because it refers to the duration (all day, for weeks)
But the answers of the exercises were (1) and (4). WHY


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