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A new tense? A really weird construction :)



Gi2gi
Georgia

A new tense? A really weird construction :)
 
So, I came across a very strange sentence a while ago in a text book.
It sounded like this:
 
"Have you have been paying attention? "
 
It sounds absurd - according to the grammar I have been taught and teach, it should be:
 
 
"Have you  been paying attention?"
 
So, I am quite prone to thinking that it was a misprint...
 
Does any of you, dear community members (esp. the native-speakers), have any other suggestions?
 
 If the first sentence is NOT a misprint, what can be the name of the tense? :D
 
The textbook where I came across this curious thing  is Oxford Solutions.
 
 

22 Nov 2014      





Gi2gi
Georgia

22 Nov 2014     



ueslteacher
Ukraine

misprints happen
also, I noticed that when a transcript is given for the audio, it has everything the speaker says, even "hm, er, etc." and repetitions. 

22 Nov 2014     



Gi2gi
Georgia

Thank you, Sophia :)
The thing that made me suspicious was that the construction was repeated elsewhere in the book... I am also pretty sure it is a misprint, just wanted to double-check.
 
p.s. Хай живе Україна 

22 Nov 2014     



ueslteacher
Ukraine

Thanks for your support Heart

22 Nov 2014