Has been waiting or 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 is the difference between I have been waiting and I am 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.

Has been waiting or has waited?

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.

What tense is you have been waiting?

The Tense of the sentence is Present Perfect Continuous tense because “have been waiting” is given in the sentence.

Has been waiting 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.

Had waited or had been waiting?

1 Answer. “I have been waiting for the bus for 30 minutes” indicates that you are still presently waiting. “I had waited for the bus for 30 minutes” means that you are no longer waiting – you are on the bus or not.

What is the tense of he eats with his left hand?

Answer: He eats with his left hand. It’s a simple present tense.

How do you say waiting for you?

The correct way to say it is either “waiting for you” or “awaiting you.”

What’s the difference between waiting on and waiting for?

To ‘wait on’ someone means to serve someone. “The hotel staff waited on the couple at their wedding dinner.” To ‘wait for’ something or someone means we are expecting something to happen or we are waiting for someone.

What is the past tense of has been waiting?

past tense of wait is waited.

Was waiting past tense?

Wait verb forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Tense
wait	waiting	waited