I have waited for two hours.

[alejandrobarts]

Hello! I would like to ask if I can use this sentence "I have waited for two hours." to say that I have recently waited for someone and it lasted for two hours. Thanks!

 

[GoesStation]

Yes, you can.

 

[paperink]

Not a teacher

Yes, you can.

In my opinion 'i have been waiting for two hours' is better than using the simple tense

 

[Rover_KE]

Welcome to the forum, paperink.

In my opinion 'I have been waiting for two hours' is better than using the simple tense.

I agree with you, but please read the forum rules - especially this:

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[emsr2d2]

If you're still waiting, you can say "I've been waiting for two hours [so far]".
If the person you were waiting for has just arrived, you can say "I waited for two hours [for you]".
If you regularly wait for two hours for something (a train, for example), you can say "I [regularly/frequently] wait for two hours".
If, on one occasion or just a few occasions, you have waited for two hours for something (again, perhaps a train), you can say "I've waited for two hours [for that train] [before now]".