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Is it since an hour or for an hour?
Here we are talking about a duration, so we should use Present Perfect Continuous Tense, NOT Present Continuous Tense. And “for” is used for a period of time ( one hour, two days, four months, etc.) , and “since” is used for a specific time ( since Monday, since 1998).
Is waiting on you a correct sentence?
“Waiting on you” is specifically American English. In British English, I would “wait on you” if I were a waiter in a restaurant. And waiting on is strictly colloquial, not acceptable in formal registers.
What we use with hour since or for?
We use for with a period of time in the past, present or future. We use since with a point in time in the past. For refers to periods of time, e.g. 3 years, 4 hours, ages, a long time, months, years.
Have been waiting VS had been waiting?
The difference between had been waiting and was waiting is in what particular time in the past is being talked about. If you mention a specific time in the past, had been waiting says there was waiting before that time, and was waiting says there was waiting at that time.
What kind of sentence is pleasant surprise?
I am still waiting for that pleasant surprise. He must wait and see, and he may get a pleasant surprise. I hope that he is going to give us all a very pleasant surprise this afternoon. It is always a pleasant surprise to find that one’s worst fears are not realised and that the situation is much better than expected.
Is it waiting or waiting?
has been + participle, verb-ing, or whatever you call the form ‘waiting’, is an active form. It tells what the subject was doing. has been + past participle, verb-ed, or whatever you call the form ‘waited’, is a passive form. It tells what happened to the subject, or what was done to the subject.
Was waiting or had been waiting?
1) “I had been waiting” is in past perfect tense which is used for an action that began before a certain point in the past and continued up to that time; as, I had been waiting for a job for two years. 2) “I was waiting” is in past continuous tense which is used to denote an action going on at some in the past.
What is the difference between “waiting here for over an hour” and “understood”?
The second one (‘waiting here for over an hour’) is clearer, but the first version (‘waiting here over an hour’) is correct as well. It is a matter of style, whether you include the preposition – in your first example, it is ‘understood’ from context.
What is the meaning of “I have been waiting”?
The second one isn’t a sentence. “I have been waiting” is in what’s called the present perfect continuous tense, which is used to describe an event that began at some point in the past and has continued up until the present.
How do you use for over an hour in a sentence?
‘For over an hour I’ve been waiting here,’ is the correct answer, so, the second of your two choices is correct for the most part. One last consideration is that both sentences have quotation marks, so if the writer is quoting someone’s actual spoken word, the quote should stay as it was heard (or seen.)
How do you use for and since in a sentence?
Use “for + total time” and “since + starting time”. We can use either one to express the same thing. For example, if it is currently 5 p.m., then we can use both of these sentences. She has been sleeping for 3 hours. Subject + have/has been + present participle + for/since… I have been living in Korea for 8 years. I have been traveling for 2 weeks.