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which one is correct? #1 (permalink) Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:22 am   which one is correct?		  
He is suffering for the last 15 days or he has been suffering for the last 15 days.
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which one is correct? #2 (permalink) Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:24 am   which one is correct?		  
He has been suffering for the last 15 days is correct, because you specified for how long.
You could have said "He is suffering now".
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