The present perfect continuous tense (have been waiting) indicates an action that started in the past and continues up to the present moment, while the past perfect continuous tense (had been waiting) indicates an action that started in the past and continued up to another point in the past, before which the action had already stopped.
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Have Been Waiting vs Had Been Waiting #englishlearningAdded:
Have been waiting and had been waiting.
What's the difference? I have been waiting for 20 minutes.
I'm still waiting. I hope the taxi comes soon.
I had been waiting for 20 minutes before my friend picked me up. Right now, I'm home.
>> [clears throat] >> I'm not waiting anymore. So, have been waiting still happening now. Had been waiting happened before another past action. Make English tenses crystal clear. Check out our ebook. Link in the bio. See you next time. Peace.
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