❌ I am [doing X] for [duration]. → ✓ I have been [doing X] for [duration].

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1. EN · English

   ❌ SSubjectThe main actor or receiver in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. We HfFuture helperA helper projecting action into the future.Use it to read how time, mood or form changes the verb. are VMain verbThe primary action or state.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. working on this since Monday. → SSubjectThe main actor or receiver in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. ✓ SSubjectThe main actor or receiver in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. We HfFuture helperA helper projecting action into the future.Use it to read how time, mood or form changes the verb. have HfFuture helperA helper projecting action into the future.Use it to read how time, mood or form changes the verb. been VMain verbThe primary action or state.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. working on this since Monday.

   DE · German

   VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. ❌ SSubject (Subjekt)The person or thing taking part in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. Wir VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. arbeiten dafür seit Montag. SSubject (Subjekt)The person or thing taking part in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. → ✓ SSubject (Subjekt)The person or thing taking part in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. Wir VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. arbeiten seit Montag daran.

2. EN · English

   VMain verbThe primary action or state.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. ❌ SSubjectThe main actor or receiver in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. She HfFuture helperA helper projecting action into the future.Use it to read how time, mood or form changes the verb. is VMain verbThe primary action or state.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. waiting for an answer for two hours. → SSubjectThe main actor or receiver in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. ✓ SSubjectThe main actor or receiver in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. She HfFuture helperA helper projecting action into the future.Use it to read how time, mood or form changes the verb. has HfFuture helperA helper projecting action into the future.Use it to read how time, mood or form changes the verb. been VMain verbThe primary action or state.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. waiting for an answer for two hours.

   DE · German

   VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. ❌ SSubject (Subjekt)The person or thing taking part in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. Sie wartet für zwei Stunden. VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. → VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. ✓ SSubject (Subjekt)The person or thing taking part in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. Sie VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. wartet seit zwei Stunden.

3. EN · English

   ❌ SSubjectThe main actor or receiver in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. I VMain verbThe primary action or state.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. know p2PredicatePredicate detail connected to the subject.Use it to notice the detail the action points to. him since university. → SSubjectThe main actor or receiver in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. ✓ SSubjectThe main actor or receiver in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. I HfFuture helperA helper projecting action into the future.Use it to read how time, mood or form changes the verb. have VMain verbThe primary action or state.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. known p2PredicatePredicate detail connected to the subject.Use it to notice the detail the action points to. him since university.

   DE · German

   VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. ❌ SSubject (Subjekt)The person or thing taking part in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. Ich VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. kenne p2accusative objectGrammar markUse it to open the full annotation guide for this mark. ihn von Universität. → ✓ SSubject (Subjekt)The person or thing taking part in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. Ich VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. kenne p2accusative objectGrammar markUse it to open the full annotation guide for this mark. ihn seit der Universität.

4. EN · English

   VMain verbThe primary action or state.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. ❌ SSubjectThe main actor or receiver in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. He VMain verbThe primary action or state.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. works here since 2022. → ✓ SSubjectThe main actor or receiver in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. He HfFuture helperA helper projecting action into the future.Use it to read how time, mood or form changes the verb. has VMain verbThe primary action or state.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. worked here since 2022.

   DE · German

   VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. ❌ SSubject (Subjekt)The person or thing taking part in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. Er VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. arbeitet hier für drei Jahre. VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. → VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. ✓ SSubject (Subjekt)The person or thing taking part in the sentence.Use it to find who or what the sentence is about. Er VMain verbThe central verb of the statement.Use it to follow the action or state through the sentence. arbeitet seit drei Jahren hier.