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A question regarding present perfect continuous

English Language & Usage Asked on October 18, 2020

I have been devouring information for the past three months.

I have read that perfect tenses should not be used in sentenced with adverbs or adverb phrases of past time. Is the sentence mentioned above incorrect?

One Answer

The sentence is correct - it is clear and unambiguous. "The past three months" is a noun phrase describing the three months that end now. The devouring is therefore very likely to have taken place in those months right up to the present.

Answered by Anton on October 18, 2020

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