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I...travelled all over the world.
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HAVE - singular
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an action that occured at an indefinite time in the past and continues into the present.
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"He ...gone to school since he was five years old"
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has
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describing an action that occured at an indefinite time in the past or that began in the past and continues in present.
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"before the fire alarm range, the student ...studying."
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had been
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an action of some duration that was COMPLETED before another past action occured.
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The student ...studying hard in hope of acing the test.
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has been
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Began in past and CONTINUES into present...may go into the future.
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"by the time i left for school, the cake ....baked"
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had been
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*two events that BOTH took place in the past.
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"by the end of the day, I ...studied for all my tests"
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by the end of - will have
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*an event in the FUTURE that will preceed ANOTHER event.
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"I ...studying."
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am
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ongoing action that is happening now.
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"the student...studying when the firm alarm rang"
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was (singular)
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*happening when another action occured.
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"the students...studying for exams thoughout the month of December"
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will be
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*ongoing action that will continue into future.
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"By the end of next year, the students...studying math for five years."
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will have been
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*future, ongoing action that willoccur before a specified time.
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began in past & continues
*since 2 |
HAS been
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*both events in past, one BEFORE the other
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HAD been
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*future
*occurs BY/BEFORE specified time. |
By the end of next year...
will HAVE been |
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Something happening when another action occured
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*WAS
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indefinite past through present
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has/have
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*future
*ongoing |
will be
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INFLUENTIAL....
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ON
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distinguish
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from
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between
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and
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picking between things
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one of which
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who
vs. that |
who = people
that = things |
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"So far this year..."
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present perfect = "have"
so far this year, 20 legislators have opted not to run for reelection. |
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past form of verb + since
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HAS
He HAS studied since the age of 2. |
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since + present verb (ing)
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HAS BEEN
since he was 2, he HAS BEEN studying. |
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"BEFORE"
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HAD BEEN
before I left for school, the cake had been baked. |
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