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🔰Present perfect continuous or present simple and continuous ? الفرق بين المضارع التام المستمر و المضارع البسيط و المستمر 1⃣ How long? Present perfect continuous We use a present perfect continuous to say how long a situation or action has continued up to now. كما علمنا سابقاً أننا نستخدم المضارع التام المستمر للتعبير عن مدة حدوث الفعل من بدايته حتى الآن. قارن الأمثلة: 🤔Compare: 🔹It’s raining again. ◽It’s been raining since Christmas. (Not It's raining since Christmas.)✘ 🔹Are you learning English? ◽How long have you been learning English? (Not How long are you learning English?)✘ 🔹’I hear you’re working at Smiths.' ◽‘Yes, I've been working there for a month.’ (Not I’m working there for ...)✘ 🔹I know her well. ◽I’ve known her for years. (Not I know her for years.)✘ 🔹My brother is a doctor. ◽How long has he been a doctor? (Not How long is he a doctor?)✘ 🤔Compare also: 🔹How long are you here for? (= until when; when are you leaving?) ◽How long have you been here for? (= since when; when did you arrive?) 2⃣ This is the first time, etc إنها المرة الأولى، .. إلخ We use a simple present perfect after this is the first time that... , it’s the second ... that... , and similar structures. نستخدم الزمن المضارع التام البسيط بعد عبارة إنها المرة الأولى التي ...، هذه المرة الثانية ... و صيغ مشابهة لها: ✨This is the first time that I’ve heard her sing. (Not This is the first time that I hear her sing.)✘ ✨It’s the fifth time you've asked me the same question. ✨This is only the second opera I’ve ever seen. @EnglishGrammarSecrets