Question

he told me that he _(write) a story since morning
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Answer 1

He told me that he has been writing a story since morning.

• The above-given sentence is a present perfect continuous tense.

• The present perfect continuous tense describes the action that is started in the past and continues to the present. It is also known as the present perfect progressive tense.

Structure of present perfect continuous tense:

Subject + has/have + been + 1st form of verb + ing + obj

Example: I have been waiting in the queue for 3 hours.

There are four present tenses:

1) Simple Present Tense: I go

2) Present Continuous Tense: I am going

3) Present Perfect Tense: I have gone.

4) Present Perfect Continuous Tense: I have been going