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  • Jan 13, 2012, 03:02 PM
    rakan
    Using verb tenses correctly
    Hey... Which one of the following is correct :
    1- they have been watching T.V for 30 mints when I got there.
    2- they have watched T.V for 30 mints when I got there.

    If we have no more info, which one of them would be correct?

    Thanks in advance ^^
  • Jan 13, 2012, 03:45 PM
    Wondergirl
    Neither one is correct in good English.

    3- They had already been watching TV for 30 minutes when I got there.
    4- They have watched TV for 30 minutes since I got here.
  • Jan 14, 2012, 10:34 AM
    rakan
    Thank you very much,,

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