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What have you done or what have you been doing?
‘What have you done?’ refers to a single event [the child has unplugged the aerial]. ‘What have you been doing?’ refers to a repetitive or continuous process [painting/making a mess].
How do you reply to what have you been doing?
The most common response is usually: “Nothing. I’m fine. I’ve just had a lot on my mind.”
Have you been doing VS have you done?
“Have been doing” means that the action started in the past and is continuing into the present. Example: “I have been walking since noon.” (you started walking at noon and are still walking.) “Have done” means something started and finished in the past.
Who are you and what have you done with?
who are you, and what have you done with (someone) slang A humorous phrase emphasizing one’s surprise at another’s change in attitude or behavior, often for the better.
What have you been doing lately meaning?
Literally it means “what activities have you participated in recently”. A reply might be, “I’ve started editing that nonfiction book at work and moved to a new apartment.” Figuratively it means “I have not seen you in some time, and am curious about your life since I met you last” and could be answered the same way.
Has been done sentences?
“Has been done” is the construction we use when we create the passive voice of a sentence with “has done.” The object becomes the subject. “Tommy has done his homework.” “The homework has been done by Tommy.”
Have been done meaning?
“have been done” is passive plural: My reports have been done. (I specify plural because in the singular it would be has: My report has been done.) “have done” is the active pluperfect (or “past perfect,” meaning an action fully completed in the past): I have done my reports.
What have you done with meaning?
Definition of ‘what did you do with’ You can ask someone what they did with something as another way of asking them where they put it.
What is the difference between have been doing and have done?
Have been doing is present perfect continuous tense. Have done is present perfect tense. feel in the present. We often use words like just,already,recently,with the present perfect tense if the actions have just ended. A hazardous accident has just taken place in front of our college.
What are you doing what do you do?
“What are you doing?” “What do you do?” means the same thing as “What is your job?” It’s short for “What do you do for a living?” Because English speakers are lazy, we just drop the for a living part. “I’m a teacher.” “I work in logistics.”
What are you doing at this moment?
“What are you doing?” means the same thing as “What are you doing at this moment?” “I’m writing an email to a customer.” “Working on the financial report.” (Notice how lazy English speakers can be — we often drop the I’m when speaking.) See what a big difference using the simple present and present progressive tenses can make?
What do you do for a living vs what are you doing?
“What do you do?” vs. “What are you doing?” “What do you do?” means the same thing as “What is your job?” It’s short for “What do you do for a living?” Because English speakers are lazy, we just drop the for a living part. “I’m a teacher.” “I work in logistics.”