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present perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous #1 (permalink) Sun Feb 10, 2008 16:25 pm   present perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous
 

Hello there,
I wonder if we could use both Presnt Perfect &Present Perfect Continuous in the last line of this following paragraph

We have been sitting here over half an hour staring at him.He has been running from table to table taking orders and serving food,
and he has not been looking /has not looked at us.
what is the difference between Present Perfect&Present Perfect Continuous?
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present perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous #2 (permalink) Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:37 am   present perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous
 

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Continuous is wrong here; waiter's looks are not of duration, but are intermittent glances.
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