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It's 2 p.m. now.
I was waiting for a bus for 2 hours this morning.






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  • Why wouldn't it be correct? If you don't say why you think it's wrong, your question is going to be closed because it's proofreading. My guess is you think it should be waited rather than was waiting.

    – Peter Shor
    2 days ago













  • Yes, that's what I considered to be right because it's not too good to say 'I am waiting for you for 2 hours'...

    – gerol2000
    2 days ago











  • I was waiting for a bus for two hours this morning is perfectly grammatical, but you would probably use waited instead unless your next sentence was something like During that time, I saw seven busses pass my stop, all packed so full they couldn't hold any more passengers.

    – Peter Shor
    2 days ago













  • I have got it. Thank you. But I just can't figure out why in Present I should say 'I have waited/been waiting for '2 hours'.

    – gerol2000
    2 days ago











  • @gero2000: Because we don't use the present or present continuous tense in English when we have a past time indicator in the sentence. So you can say I am waiting for a bus, but you have to say I have been waiting for a bus for two hours. (And we generally use the present tense for stative verbs and habitual actions; I wait for a bus every day.)

    – Peter Shor
    2 days ago


















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It's 2 p.m. now.
I was waiting for a bus for 2 hours this morning.






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put on hold as off-topic by Lawrence, tchrist♦ 2 days ago


This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:


  • "Proofreading questions are off-topic unless a specific source of concern in the text is clearly identified." – Lawrence, tchrist

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  • Why wouldn't it be correct? If you don't say why you think it's wrong, your question is going to be closed because it's proofreading. My guess is you think it should be waited rather than was waiting.

    – Peter Shor
    2 days ago













  • Yes, that's what I considered to be right because it's not too good to say 'I am waiting for you for 2 hours'...

    – gerol2000
    2 days ago











  • I was waiting for a bus for two hours this morning is perfectly grammatical, but you would probably use waited instead unless your next sentence was something like During that time, I saw seven busses pass my stop, all packed so full they couldn't hold any more passengers.

    – Peter Shor
    2 days ago













  • I have got it. Thank you. But I just can't figure out why in Present I should say 'I have waited/been waiting for '2 hours'.

    – gerol2000
    2 days ago











  • @gero2000: Because we don't use the present or present continuous tense in English when we have a past time indicator in the sentence. So you can say I am waiting for a bus, but you have to say I have been waiting for a bus for two hours. (And we generally use the present tense for stative verbs and habitual actions; I wait for a bus every day.)

    – Peter Shor
    2 days ago
















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It's 2 p.m. now.
I was waiting for a bus for 2 hours this morning.






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It's 2 p.m. now.
I was waiting for a bus for 2 hours this morning.






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  • Why wouldn't it be correct? If you don't say why you think it's wrong, your question is going to be closed because it's proofreading. My guess is you think it should be waited rather than was waiting.

    – Peter Shor
    2 days ago













  • Yes, that's what I considered to be right because it's not too good to say 'I am waiting for you for 2 hours'...

    – gerol2000
    2 days ago











  • I was waiting for a bus for two hours this morning is perfectly grammatical, but you would probably use waited instead unless your next sentence was something like During that time, I saw seven busses pass my stop, all packed so full they couldn't hold any more passengers.

    – Peter Shor
    2 days ago













  • I have got it. Thank you. But I just can't figure out why in Present I should say 'I have waited/been waiting for '2 hours'.

    – gerol2000
    2 days ago











  • @gero2000: Because we don't use the present or present continuous tense in English when we have a past time indicator in the sentence. So you can say I am waiting for a bus, but you have to say I have been waiting for a bus for two hours. (And we generally use the present tense for stative verbs and habitual actions; I wait for a bus every day.)

    – Peter Shor
    2 days ago





















  • Why wouldn't it be correct? If you don't say why you think it's wrong, your question is going to be closed because it's proofreading. My guess is you think it should be waited rather than was waiting.

    – Peter Shor
    2 days ago













  • Yes, that's what I considered to be right because it's not too good to say 'I am waiting for you for 2 hours'...

    – gerol2000
    2 days ago











  • I was waiting for a bus for two hours this morning is perfectly grammatical, but you would probably use waited instead unless your next sentence was something like During that time, I saw seven busses pass my stop, all packed so full they couldn't hold any more passengers.

    – Peter Shor
    2 days ago













  • I have got it. Thank you. But I just can't figure out why in Present I should say 'I have waited/been waiting for '2 hours'.

    – gerol2000
    2 days ago











  • @gero2000: Because we don't use the present or present continuous tense in English when we have a past time indicator in the sentence. So you can say I am waiting for a bus, but you have to say I have been waiting for a bus for two hours. (And we generally use the present tense for stative verbs and habitual actions; I wait for a bus every day.)

    – Peter Shor
    2 days ago



















Why wouldn't it be correct? If you don't say why you think it's wrong, your question is going to be closed because it's proofreading. My guess is you think it should be waited rather than was waiting.

– Peter Shor
2 days ago







Why wouldn't it be correct? If you don't say why you think it's wrong, your question is going to be closed because it's proofreading. My guess is you think it should be waited rather than was waiting.

– Peter Shor
2 days ago















Yes, that's what I considered to be right because it's not too good to say 'I am waiting for you for 2 hours'...

– gerol2000
2 days ago





Yes, that's what I considered to be right because it's not too good to say 'I am waiting for you for 2 hours'...

– gerol2000
2 days ago













I was waiting for a bus for two hours this morning is perfectly grammatical, but you would probably use waited instead unless your next sentence was something like During that time, I saw seven busses pass my stop, all packed so full they couldn't hold any more passengers.

– Peter Shor
2 days ago







I was waiting for a bus for two hours this morning is perfectly grammatical, but you would probably use waited instead unless your next sentence was something like During that time, I saw seven busses pass my stop, all packed so full they couldn't hold any more passengers.

– Peter Shor
2 days ago















I have got it. Thank you. But I just can't figure out why in Present I should say 'I have waited/been waiting for '2 hours'.

– gerol2000
2 days ago





I have got it. Thank you. But I just can't figure out why in Present I should say 'I have waited/been waiting for '2 hours'.

– gerol2000
2 days ago













@gero2000: Because we don't use the present or present continuous tense in English when we have a past time indicator in the sentence. So you can say I am waiting for a bus, but you have to say I have been waiting for a bus for two hours. (And we generally use the present tense for stative verbs and habitual actions; I wait for a bus every day.)

– Peter Shor
2 days ago







@gero2000: Because we don't use the present or present continuous tense in English when we have a past time indicator in the sentence. So you can say I am waiting for a bus, but you have to say I have been waiting for a bus for two hours. (And we generally use the present tense for stative verbs and habitual actions; I wait for a bus every day.)

– Peter Shor
2 days ago












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