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Perfect progressive/continuous tense have:
have/has/had + been + present participle
Present perfect continuous:
I have been waiting for two hours. She has been waiting for two hours.
Past perfect continuous:
We had been waiting for two hours. She had been waiting for two hours.
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TaigaA sentence in the perfect progressive tense includes a form of "have" + "been" + the present participle "-ing" form of the verb (e.g., "I have been studying"). The usage indicates that an action started in the past, continued, and is still in progress at the time of speaking.
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What is the difference between past perfect and passive tenses?
Past perfect tense is used to show an action that was completed before another past action. Passive tense is used to emphasize the action being done to the subject rather than the subject performing the action. Both can be used together in a sentence to show an action that was completed before another past action in a passive construction.
What are the eight tenses?
As far as I know all languages have aspects, which are past, present and future. Sadly, if you're learning (or teaching) English life is not that easy. The past aspect has 4 tenses: past simple past continuous past perfect past perfect continuous The present aspect has 4 tenses: present simple present continuous present perfect present perfect continuous The future aspect has 6: 'timetable' future 'diary' future 'going to' future future 'will' future perfect future perfect continuous But then you have the modals which talk about future possibilities / probabilities. I'm sure I haven't remembered everything but as you can see, eight doesn't even come close.
What is the past participle of the verbs?
The past participle of a verb is a form that typically ends in -ed, -d, -en, or -t, and is used to form the perfect tenses in English. For example, the past participle of "walk" is "walked," the past participle of "eat" is "eaten," and the past participle of "drink" is "drunk."
What is the present perfect progressive tense of know?
Present perfect continuous is formed by - have / has been verb + ing.have been waiting.But know is a state verb and state verbs are not usually used in the continuous form eg knowing.So probably you would never use have been knowing.I have been knowing him for 15 years is not correct.
What is the importance of studying the past participle of a verb?
Studying the past participle of a verb is important because it is used to form the present perfect tense and past perfect tense in English. Understanding how to form these tenses correctly helps convey actions that occurred at specific times or had specific effects in the past.
What is inflected form?
Uninflected verbs retain the same spellings in all tenses, except in the progressive form.
What is the difference between past perfect and passive tenses?
Past perfect tense is used to show an action that was completed before another past action. Passive tense is used to emphasize the action being done to the subject rather than the subject performing the action. Both can be used together in a sentence to show an action that was completed before another past action in a passive construction.
What are the eight tenses?
As far as I know all languages have aspects, which are past, present and future. Sadly, if you're learning (or teaching) English life is not that easy. The past aspect has 4 tenses: past simple past continuous past perfect past perfect continuous The present aspect has 4 tenses: present simple present continuous present perfect present perfect continuous The future aspect has 6: 'timetable' future 'diary' future 'going to' future future 'will' future perfect future perfect continuous But then you have the modals which talk about future possibilities / probabilities. I'm sure I haven't remembered everything but as you can see, eight doesn't even come close.
When is it okay to mix verb tenses in a sentence?
No. If that is done the person reading it won't know if what is written takes place in the past, present, or future. The sentence wouldn't make sense.
What is the past participle of the verbs?
The past participle of a verb is a form that typically ends in -ed, -d, -en, or -t, and is used to form the perfect tenses in English. For example, the past participle of "walk" is "walked," the past participle of "eat" is "eaten," and the past participle of "drink" is "drunk."
What are the clues or signals used to know the simple tenses of verbs?
The simple tenses are always one word.
When do you use will and can in a sentence?
The conjugation will (to be) is part of the future tenses, while the word can is used by itself to mean a present ability, or as an auxiliary verb.Will and shall are used in :the future tense of to be (I am, I was, I will be)the future perfect tense (I shall go, or I will go)the future perfect progressive tense (I will be going)The auxiliary verb "can" is used with the infinitive verb form (without to) to indicate an ability to perform the action. (e.g. I know how to drive, therefore I can drive.) The past tense or conditional tense is "could".*Most grammaticists insist on using "may" for permission, so the expression "can I get the ball" would ask about your ability to get it, not whether you were allowed to.
How can you use assume in a sentence?
Don't assume he's perfect when you hardly even know him.
What is the present perfect progressive tense of know?
Present perfect continuous is formed by - have / has been verb + ing.have been waiting.But know is a state verb and state verbs are not usually used in the continuous form eg knowing.So probably you would never use have been knowing.I have been knowing him for 15 years is not correct.
How do you know about tense in English?
We know about past tenses because we read and learn about them in books.
How do you use the word progression in a sentence?
I don't know how to use the word "progress" in a sentence. Can you give me a sentence with the word "progress "?
How can you make sentence although?
Although I did not know much about how to perfect cantering on a horse, the teacher still let me be in the advance group.
