urgent present perfect or prevent perfect continuous

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urgent present perfect or prevent perfect continuous

donia

urgent present perfect or prevent perfect continuous

hi everyone
would you please help me with this sentence:
- Congestion charges have become/ been becoming very controversial in UK.
what is the correct answer become or been becoming

28 Dec 2009

almantula

Have become is the correct answer.

Hope it helps...

28 Dec 2009

moonsherose

become is a non- cont. verb the correct one is HAVE BECOME

Hope it helps.

28 Dec 2009

Bassouma

have become is the right answer !

28 Dec 2009

zailda

Hi!

When you use the present perfect continuous you are emphasizing the duration of an action that started in the past and is still in progress in the present:

I have waited here for 30 minutes.

I have been waiting here for 30 minutes. (emphazises the duration of the action still in progress)

I agree, have become is the right answer.

Have a nice day.

28 Dec 2009

AHHA

The verb "to become" is not used in the continuous form, so "have become" is the correct answer.

28 Dec 2009

Zora

You could use a continuous form here if you had the option:

"Congestion charges are becoming very controversial in UK..."

28 Dec 2009

tahriali

The Present Perfect Uses (used with all types of verbs- state, action, mental)

Recent past action/ Jane has just arrived.

Past action related to the present/ I�ve been here for hours.

Indefinite fulfilled past action / I�ve watched this film.

The Present Perfect Continuous Use (used with action and mental verbs- only)

An action started in the past and continued up to now and it�s still going on further into the future.

I�ve been working in this factory for 30 years now, and I�m still working here.
N.B- �become� is a descriptive verb of state, so it�s �have become�.

28 Dec 2009

donia

THANK you everyone I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart you have been a great help

28 Dec 2009

yanogator

Zora is right that "become" can be used in the Present Continuous, but not in the perfect continuous tenses.

Bruce

29 Dec 2009

serkanserkan

Become is a state verb , so it must be � �have become � �

30 Dec 2009