Which Sentence is correct and Why?Please provide detail reason

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Farrukhkamran

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1.Task has been done.
2.Task has been doing.

Second sentence is Present perfect continues , but I don't know why first sentence is used and what tense is that ? Please provide detail reason.


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Neither sentence is correct and the second is beyond repair. ;-) 1 needs a determiner - 'a' or 'the'.

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They are both incorrect.
"The task has been done."
 

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1.Task has been done.
2.Task has been doing.

The second sentence is in the present perfect [strike]continues[/strike] continuous (no comma here) but I don't know why the first sentence is used and what tense it is. [STRIKE]that[/STRIKE] Please provide detailed reasons.

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Your queries have been dealt with in the previous two posts. Now look at my corrections to your post above in red.
 
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