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Did you wait long or have you waited long?

Did you wait long or have you waited long?

– “Did you wait long?” In conversation one may say, how long have you waited. It seems correct. However the better version should be how long have you been waiting, since the continuity of the action is still in progress (or has just finished).

Was waiting or have been waiting?

Those acts put your waiting in the past. Four hours later you think about the event: I can’t believe him. I was waiting for him for two hours. ‘Have been waiting’ is not possible here because the event is in the past only, thus you’d use ‘was waiting’.

How long have you been waiting for me which tense?

As you describe the scenario, namely, your friend has been waiting and you walk up and ask the question, you would say, “How long have you been waiting?” You use the present continuous tense because his wait just ended at the time you asked the question.

Has been waiting has waited?

The sentences mean almost he same, and usually can be used interchangeably. ‘Have been waiting’ emphasizes the continuation of the waiting, and may even imply some emotion. ‘ We have waited’ is more complete, and implies that now the waiting is over.

Did you wait long meaning?

I say “Did you wait long?” (implicitly “before you went ahead and ordered”) — simple past, because I’m referring to a completed event (her waiting) that took place over a particular time, of which both the start and the end (her arrival and her ordering) were in the past.

How long wait for me use correct verb?

Answer: how long did you waited for me.

Have been waiting for you meaning?

I’ve been waiting for you” means that you were waiting. It’s past tense. For example: you call a friend on your phone and say “where are you? I’m waiting for you!” When they arrive, you’d say “I’ve been waiting for you!

Will she have been waiting for me which tense?

Explanation: We have been waiting for them. The Tense of the sentence is Present Perfect Continuous tense because “have been waiting” is given in the sentence.

How long have I been waiting for you meaning?

Has been waiting Which tense?

The phrase “has been waiting” tells the reader that this sentence uses the present perfect progressive, a tense used to indicate an ongoing action that began at some point in the past which continues into the present.

What is the meaning of I have been waiting?

Has been waited grammar?

Which is the correct one, Have you Been Waiting long?

We use the present perfect continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. Have you been waiting long? We use the present perfect continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. [News] Hey you! The one learning a language!

What’s the difference between Have You and Have you Been Waiting?

The “have you” sentences can refer to the same time or times as “did you” but without regard for any such time gap. “Have you been waiting” is more likely than “have you waited” to refer to waiting in the past that has continued all the way up to the present, but it does not have to.

How long Have you Been Waiting for a teacher?

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How long do you wait for a train?

The trains are often late on Fridays. I have waited for an hour for a train on a Friday. It’s usually better on Mondays. I have never waited longer than 20 minutes on a Monday.