I’ve had a cough for a week and I still don’t feel well.

[Alice Chu]

Is my understanding correct?

(1) I’ve been coughing for a week and I still don’t feel well.--correct

“Have been coughing” indicates a temporary action.



(2) I’ve had a cough for a week and I still don’t feel well.—correct

“Have had” indicates a temporary situation.



(3) I’ve coughed for a week and I still don’t feel well.--incorrect

This sentence is incorrect because the present perfect simple cannot be used for temporary actions.


P. S.

I have never meant to ignore your advice or suggestions, but I have to bother you with self-made sentences because I need to make sure if they are unnatural and impossible so that I can teach grammar correctly. Thank you very much for your help and patience.

 

[5jj]

Ems2rd2d has told you:

We've been over and over this. You've been asked multiple times to stop making up sentences and then asking us about them. Use real-life examples that you find in books/articles etc and, if you don't understand why a particular tense was used, come and ask us (citing the source as always).

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