Thanks Ma’am,
… and what about given below ?
(1) I am thinking
(2) I am kind of thinking
‘I am kind of thinking.’ would not usuallybe used as a standalone sentence.
You might say ‘I am kind of thinking about…’ or ‘I am kind of thinking that…’
which again indicates an incompleteness. Whatever you are thinking about/of, you’re not convinced by the idea entirely.
Hello Bez,
I like very much your slogan:
“Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened.”
It is true. We can experience with my husband this incredible feeling, once we feel as we were the same as we used to be 50 years ago, another time we are facing with our age. And this follows by turns continuously. INTERESTING.
Regards.
whats the difference between these twos ?
(1) Did you watch the Super Bowl yesterday?
(2) Did you happen to watch the Super Bowl yesterday?
Suppose… Juli is waiting for John and John have just come.
And Juli says …
(1) where were you? I was waiting for you.
(2) where have you been? I was waiting for you.
(3) where were you? I have been waiting for you.
(4) where have you been? I I have been waiting for you.
Out of above phrases … which phrase(s) sound(s) ok to you?
They all sound OK - though they all need a capital letter at the beginning.
Yes all sounds OK only their meaning is different.
Katy,
Only their meaning is different ? what is that ? will you please be more specific ?
Hello,
The time of the events expresses different duration.
1. simple past + past continuous
Question:Where were you ? here ’were ’ expresses that he was somewhere but he isn’ there he completely finished being there, he is at home.
Answer: expresses that he was waiting for him he was in the middle of waiting at a particular moment in the past.
2.Present perfect + past continuous
Question: expresses a past action that isn’t finished it has the result in the present, when the question has been asked…
…Answer: expresses that he was waiting for him he was in the middle of doing at a particular moment in the past
3.Simple past + present perfect continuous
Question: Where were you ? here ’were ’ expresses that he was somewhere, but he isn’ there he completely finished being there, he is at home.
….Answer: Expresses a continuous action which continuing up to now
4.Present perfect + present perfect continuous
Question here the present perfect expresses a past action that isn’t finished it has the result in the present, when the question has been asked.
…Answer: an action that started in the past and is continuing now. So he has been waiting up to now when the question has been asked.
Thanks Katy Ma’am,
Ok, So what would you say, if you were here? and why ?
Hello Poppycock,
Your welcome.
Your question isn’t easy. What would I say? Probably I would say to you “Nice to meet you.” It’s 12.58 am. I couldn’t sleep. If I were there I would say I don’t know why I am awake. Tomorrow I stand the gaff.
Bye.
Katy,
I mean … what would you say if you were her (Juli)?
Oh I see.
If I were Juli who has been waiting for John at home. As she has been waiting for him (for hours perhaps) Juli has to use present perfect continuous this expressing in the moment of John’s arriving that she has been waiting.
The first part I think Juli knows that we ask sb who arrives home with present perfect.
As the song says: " Where have you been all the days Billy John, Billy John."
b where have you been? I have been waiting for you.[/b]
Juli could have asked : Where have you been my dear John.
Katy Ma’am,
Why? … and why not … where were you ? iwas waiting for you ?
Where were you?- past tense It means that the action is finished, It happened not at the moment of speaking but yesterday, last week etc, but it expresses that it happened and it doesn’t having insfuence in the present.
You can ask John: Where were you yesterday?
Present perfect its name shows you that you ask about the past with present pefect This expresses that you didn’t know anything and you are waiting to getting to know at that moment when he arrives home. Its name shows that it is a little bit past and present also because you receive an answer about an action which just finished.
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And what if she (Juli) just says … I was waiting for you
A: What were you you doing when I called you?
B: I was waiting for you.
A: Hi, how are you? How long have you been waiting?
B: Don’t worry. I haven’t been waiting long. Just a couple of minutes.
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1/A we use past continuous + simple past together when a process all of a sudden is interrupted by another action. We use these tenses if it is an affirmative sentence or an interrogative question:Your sentence is interrogative.
Other examples.
-I was sleeping when my son woke me up.
- What were you writing when I entered the room?
1/B
It’s a simple present continuous expresses a process.
B.’ B’ could have answered also:
- I was running in the park.
-I was watching TV.
-I was cooking a good diner for you.
2/A It’s a greeting in the simple present: How are you?/ What’s up?+ the other part:
[u]Present perfect continuous/u] expresses that he is curious of what she has been doing until he returned home.
-I have been sleeping.
-How long have you been sleeping?
2/B Don’t worry -it is an imperative mood.
-I haven’t been waiting long -is a present perfect continuous in negation.
-I haven’t been doing anything only I was thinking.
Just a couple of minutes /“B” has been waiting. /‘B’ reassures ‘A’ with this sentence.[/b]
Still confused …
Imagine … juli is cutting onions (action is still in progress) … How to say it
(1) Juli is not crying, she is cutting onions.
Or
(2) Juli has not been crying, she has been cutting onions.