Hello,
I would like to ask about 'perfect tense'. It is written that we can't use the adverb of time like '2 days ago, yesterday', ...etc with perfect tense.
I want to learn that they are correct or not.
For example,
1) Next December, I will have been working here for four years.
2) Next December, I will have worked here for four years.
3) Yesterday, I had been studying for 4 hours.
Thank you
2) Next December, I will have worked here for four years.
3) Yesterday, I had been studying for 4 hours when my alarm clock announced it was dinner time.
What I mean is we can't use like that :
I will have worked here next december.
I will have been working here next december.
They are incorrect, right?But when we use like that:
Next December, I will have been working here for four years.
Next December, I will have worked here for four years.
I had been studying for 4 hours yesterday when my alarm clock announced it was dinner time.
Is what I try to explain correct?
I will have worked here next december.
I will have been working here next december.
I will be working here next December.
Yes, thank you. But my teacher in school said that we can use ' all' with present continous tense' like that:
1) I am waiting for you all day.
2) She is always waiting for you all day.
Can we construct a sentence like that or must we construct a sentence like that with 'present perfect cont.' ?
Thank you
1) I am waiting for you all day. I've been waiting for you all day.
2) She is always waiting for you all day. She waits for you all day. (usually)
It doesn't matter whether it's "all day" or "for 3 hours". We must show the duration itself. You start waiting at some point during the day. The day hasn't come to an end yet. So you've got to show that it's been happening for some time.
Last edited by Bennevis; 17-Sep-2011 at 22:45.
Are what I wrote incorrect?
Can't we say like that :She is always waiting for you all day ?