Confused and need help in Grammar and sentence formation

[Gaurav_2010]

Hey Everyone

I need your help in the following sentences:

• A. Whats going on?
  
• B. Its been a long time since I have visited here.

Sentence A: Today one of my clients asked me this in chat "Whats going on?". Actually I don't know the exact meaning of "Whats going on?". And when he said this I got so confused and I keep on thinking how could I answer this statement.

I have seen some people saying "nothing much" as a reply for this statement. Is this correct? Can I also use this as a reply?

Sentence B: "Its been a long time since I have visited here". Is this sentence grammaticlly correct??

I request you guys to please clear my doubts.

Many thanks in advance for your help and replies

[5jj]

A. What's going on?

In BrE this normally means, "what is happening/has happened?" It is often asked when there are signs of unusual activity.

• B. It's been a long time since I have visited here.

It's acceptable, though with 'here', these sound more natural to me:

It's a long time since I have been here
It's a long time since I was here.
I haven't been here for a long time.

[Gaurav_2010]

Hey fivejedjon

I would like to really appreciate your help. Your answers are very wonderful and many thanks to you for replying.

However, I am little confused in "Whats going on?" I want to know the best way to answer it.

Best Regards,
Gaurav

[Gillnetter]

Hey fivejedjon

I would like to really appreciate your help. Your answers are very wonderful and many thanks to you for replying.

However, I am little confused in "Whats going on?" I want to know the best way to answer it.

Best Regards,
Gaurav

"What's going on" is a question. Upon entering a noisy room I might ask a child, "What's going on in here?" I am asking the child why there is so much noise and I do expect an answer. If a customer is in your office and wants to know why his order is not ready he may ask, "What's going on?" He is really asking why the order is not ready. Your response would be to tell him why the order is late.

There is no one response to such a question as the answer depends on the circumstances.