Is I have waited correct?

You probably want to know the difference between “I have been waiting” (present perfect continuous tense) and “I have waited” (present perfect tense). They mean approximately the same thing and would normally be followed by some indicator of the length of time spent waiting, e.g. ‘for twenty minutes’ or ‘since 8:30.

Have been waiting VS have waited?

For example, if you are still waiting, you would use the second one. If you are about to leave, and are writing a note explaining why, you would use the first. So “have waited” suggests that the waiting is over, and “have been waiting” suggests that the waiting is still going on or has just finished?

What is the difference between I am waiting and I have been waiting?

“I am waiting” is present continuous tense. Your action just now started and is still continuing and that will have a definite end so shortly. “I have been waiting” is present perfect continuous tense. Here, your action started in the past at a specific point of time and it is still in progress.

Have been waited meaning?

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.

How do you use waited?

Waited sentence example

1. They waited and listened.
2. She waited for the end to come.
3. They waited a long time for Natasha to come to dinner that day.
4. I have waited eighteen months for explanations.
5. I’m surprised he waited this long.
6. Michaud had only waited for this to bring out the phrase he had prepared.

Which tense is we have been waiting for them?

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.

What means I am waiting for you?

“I’m waiting for you” is normally used when the the person hasn’t shown up yet and you’re letting them know you’re there. ” I’ve been waiting for you” is used when the person you’ve been waiting for has finally shown up.

How do you use waited in a sentence?

Waited Sentence Examples

1. They waited and listened.
2. She waited for the end to come.
3. I have waited eighteen months for explanations.
4. They waited a long time for Natasha to come to dinner that day.
5. I’m surprised he waited this long.

What type of sentence is Don’t wait?

Imperative Sentence (command) Imperative sentences are one of the four sentence types (declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamative). Imperative sentences give commands.

How do you use wait in a sentence?

Wait sentence example

1. I can hardly wait for the fun to begin!
2. You can’t wait a moment!
3. I’d wait for him come to us.
4. After what seemed like a short wait , they boarded another plane.
5. The children were hungry and could hardly wait for their father to come.
6. You’ll like it, just wait and see.

Had been waiting or was 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.

How can I write waiting for you?

You should use ‘waiting for you’. It is a transitive phrase. This means that the verb (waiting) needs one or more words. You could also say, ‘waiting on you’….

1. “Waiting on you” is specifically American English.
2. And waiting on is strictly colloquial, not acceptable in formal registers.
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