Danyel
І was told you have bееn rеadіng ... І was told you have bееn rеadіng thіs book for a month. & І was told you had bееn rеadіng thіs book for a month. What is the difference?
Nov 5, 2017 5:27 PM
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First sentence means: You started reading a book sometime ago and are still reading it. Second sentence means: you started and finished the book sometime ago. Good question, hope this helps.
November 5, 2017
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"have been reading" means until now "had been reading" means until some moment in the past
November 5, 2017
have been reading (present perfect continuous): action started in the past and it's true in the present. had been reading (past perfect continuous) : action started in the past and also finished in the past.
November 5, 2017
this action beginning in the past didn't end in the present
November 5, 2017
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