Have you been sleeping......

[subhajit123]

Hi everyone, Suppose, my friend asks me "Have you been sleeping? I have been ringing the bell for the last twenty minutes."

Can I reply "yeah i've been sleeping. I am very tired"

 

[Tdol]

Were you asleep would make a better question to me.

 

[subhajit123]

Were you asleep would make a better question to me.

Thank you! But is my question incorrect?:-(

 

[subhajit123]

No, but it's not what most native speakers would say.

Thanks I got it. "Were you asleep? I have been ringing the bell for the last twenty minutes" is what most native speakers would say.

 

[GoesStation]

Thanks I got it. "Were you asleep? I have been ringing the bell for the last twenty minutes" is what most native speakers [strike]will[/strike] would say.

See above.