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“I have been keeping ignoring you.”

Does this make any sense? I have been keeping ignoring you. Besides that it sounds awkward, my Chinese buddy who knows more grammar rules than I care to list said that the phrase is ...
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2answers
429 views

Do 'already' and 'just' require the present perfect?

Compare: 'We already gave him a response'. 'We have already given him a response'. Do 'already' and 'just' strictly require the present perfect?
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About using “only” with present perfect

I have seen this sentence in a status from one of my facebook friends. It doesn't sound right to me. We have only left the city for the day. I think that it should be something like: We have ...