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Have been studying or has been studying?

Have been studying or has been studying?

“I have been studying” is correct. When using “have” as an auxiliary verb, the next verb must be a past participle. “I have gone, I have seen, I have been.” “studying” is a present participle and must be used with some form of “be” as the auxiliary. “I am studying, You were studying, I have been studying”.

What tense is has been studying?

The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past. She had been studying there for 8 years then she moved to another school. That is technically correct.

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Is it studying in or studying at?

The correct preposition is at! For example, you would say: “I’m studying at Harvard University.” Other correct examples using this preposition include: I’m studying for a PhD at the university.

Which is correct I studied or studied?

Both are correct in that context, so picking up either “have studied” or “studied” would look like a matter of style. In some other situations, it could do matter.

What does I been studying mean?

You use it to talking about something that you are doing. I had been studying maths – I am doing the studying. The second sentence uses a past participle: some people call it a passive participle. You use it to talk about something that is being done to you.

Is has have been studying since morning?

Answer:She hasbeen studying since morning.

Is an university correct?

The U in university is pronounced with a long ‘u’ sound which sounds like ‘yew’ and is written as j in the phonetic alphabet. So, although the letter is a vowel, it is not pronounced like one in ‘university’ because it does not have a vowel sound. We therefore say ‘a university’.

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Had studied or had study?

You would only say ‘had’ for the past. – He had studied art, but now he studies English. But instead of had, it’s more usual to say ‘was’.

What is the difference between “I’ve been studying” and “ I”ve studied”?

“I’ve been studying” is correct (I have been studying) whereas. “I’ve studying” used in the sense you wish, it not. You could say: “I’ve studied all day”. “I’ve study to do for my exam tomorrow”. The use of English verbs and contractions is highly characteristic and requires some practice.

Why is “I’ve studying” wrong?

“I’ve studying” is wrong as it is an incomplete or illogical thought. Expanding the contraction, we get “I have studying.” Taken by itself, it does not work. You have to either (a) correct the verb structure or (b) expand what follows “studying.”

Is it correct to say I have studying to do?

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“Studying” could be construed as a noun (gerund) but even then “I have studying” does not work. You could say “I have studying to do.” Or even “I have studying on my mind” and so forth. Note that there are some dialectal differences regarding contraction.