brianbrian
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- Aug 1, 2014
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- France
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- Canada
I would like to make up eight similar sentences below.
(1) Over the last three years, I have written fifty essays.
(2) Over the last three years, I have been writing fifty essays.
(3) Over the last three years, I have written fifty essays in total.
(4) Over the last three years, I have been writing fifty essays in total.
(5) Over the last three years, I have written three essays per month.
(6) Over the last three years, I have been writing three essays per month.
(7) Over the last three years, I have written a lot of essays.
(8) Over the last three years, I have been writing a lot of essays.
I have read a lot of grammar books which seem to say that the present perfect and the present perfect continuous tenses are very similar. I am very confused about them and not sure which one to use in my sentences. Please help me. Thank you very much.
(1) Over the last three years, I have written fifty essays.
(2) Over the last three years, I have been writing fifty essays.
(3) Over the last three years, I have written fifty essays in total.
(4) Over the last three years, I have been writing fifty essays in total.
(5) Over the last three years, I have written three essays per month.
(6) Over the last three years, I have been writing three essays per month.
(7) Over the last three years, I have written a lot of essays.
(8) Over the last three years, I have been writing a lot of essays.
I have read a lot of grammar books which seem to say that the present perfect and the present perfect continuous tenses are very similar. I am very confused about them and not sure which one to use in my sentences. Please help me. Thank you very much.