[Grammar] I was waiting you for two hours yesterday.

[ercantuncer]

I have been waiting you for two hours. ( I started waiting in the past and I'm still waiting so I used Present Perfect Continuous.)

Can you please tell me if I want to say above sentence to the person next day which of the following sentences I can say?

1)I was waiting you for two hours yesterday.
2)I waited you for two hours yesterday.

 

[emsr2d2]

You need to add "for" before "you".

I was waiting for you for two hours yesterday.
I waited for you for two hours yesterday.

I have been waiting for you for two hours.

 

[Winwin2011]

You need to add "for" before "you".

I was waiting for you for two hours yesterday.
I waited for you for two hours yesterday.

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Can I say "I have waited for you for two hours"?

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think you can, but I am not a teacher.

 

[Raymott]

Can I say "I have waited for you for two hours"?

You'd more likely say, "I've been waiting for you for two hours."

 

[Matthew Wai]

Will the following one be more likely if the listener has just arrived, i.e. the speaker is no longer waiting?

"I have waited for you for two hours"

Not a teacher.

 

[Raymott]

No, if the listener has just arrived, you say what I said above. As you know, you can use the present perfect if an action has just finished.

 

[Matthew Wai]

In this context, the perceived meanings of 'have waited' and 'have been waiting' are the same, but the latter is more common.
Is it correct? Not a teacher.

 

[teechar]

Someone says to another person on the phone:
I've waited for you for two hours. I'm not going to wait anymore. I'm off now!

Someone says another person on the phone:
I've been waiting for you for two hours! When will you get here?

Someone says to another person who arrives late:
I've been waiting for you for two hours! Why are you so late?

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