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Present | I take | I am taking | I have taken | I have been taking |
Past | I took | I was taking | I had taken | I had been taking |
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Stop playing chess! You have been playing for an hour. It's high time for you to turn to chemistry.
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Oh, my goodness! I have been smoking for at least forty.
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