pedro8686
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Hello.
I have an exercise where I have to choose between the present perfect or present perfect continuous.
It's an excerpt from an article. I think it wouldn't be an error to use either of the tenses in these sentences.
What do you think?
"That may sound ridiculous, but for pupils of Wythenden High School in England, it's quite normal to have 15 breaks in a morning. That's because 1) they've used / been using a new educational method called 'spaced learning'. The children 2) have not followed / been following normal lessons of 50 minutes. Instead, 3) they've had / been having short bursts of learning that last only eight minutes. After every eight minutes, the children take a break for ten minutes. They play sport or word games and then start again on their next eight-minute lesson."
I have an exercise where I have to choose between the present perfect or present perfect continuous.
It's an excerpt from an article. I think it wouldn't be an error to use either of the tenses in these sentences.
What do you think?
"That may sound ridiculous, but for pupils of Wythenden High School in England, it's quite normal to have 15 breaks in a morning. That's because 1) they've used / been using a new educational method called 'spaced learning'. The children 2) have not followed / been following normal lessons of 50 minutes. Instead, 3) they've had / been having short bursts of learning that last only eight minutes. After every eight minutes, the children take a break for ten minutes. They play sport or word games and then start again on their next eight-minute lesson."