[Grammar] It is/has been about three hours since I have waited.

[UM Chakma]

Hi,

It is/has been about three hours I have waited.
It is/has been about three hours I have been waiting.

I am not sure about the tense due to not using often. Which one of both sentences is actually correct?


Thanks.

 

[AlexAD]

Cannot comment on your examples as they appear unnatural to me.
However, I would suggest you use

1. It's been about 3 hours since I came
or
2. I have been waiting for about 3 hours

Note: 'it's been' is a contraction for 'it has been' NOT 'it is been'

Disclaimer: Not a teacher or native speaker, been living in the US for 2 years.

Just for my curiosity, where did you get these examples from?

 

[Odessa Dawn]

Can I exclude about, please?

 

[AlexAD]

Yes you can. In this case 'about' just expresses your uncertainty that you have been waiting for exactly 3 hours.

 

[UM Chakma]

Cannot comment on your examples as they appear unnatural to me.
However, I would suggest you use

1. It's been about 3 hours since I came
or
2. I have been waiting for about 3 hours

Note: 'it's been' is a contraction for 'it has been' NOT 'it is been'

Disclaimer: Not a teacher or native speaker, been living in the US for 2 years.

Just for my curiosity, where did you get these examples from?

Oh! I just did it my self. Thanks for pointing up that they are unnatural. You wrote "It's been about 3 hours since I came", is it wrong it if I write like this "It's been about 3 hours since I have come". I am just not sure about the tense.

Another question is; Your sentence is "It has been about 3 hours since I came", and It can also be written as "It is been about 3 hours since I came", right? I am quite sure about that. But I just don't remember whether it is AmE or BrE variety.

 

[AlexAD]

Oh! I just did it my self. Thanks for pointing out that they are unnatural. You wrote "It's been about 3 hours since I came", is it wrong it if I write like this "It's been about 3 hours since I have come". I am just not sure about the tense.

Another question is; Your sentence is "It has been about 3 hours since I came", and It can also be written as "It is been about 3 hours since I came", right? I am quite sure about that. But I just don't remember whether it is AmE or BrE variety.

1. I think that you cannot. I recommend you check it with teachers.
2. No. Read my previous comment more carefully.

 

[Odessa Dawn]

Hi, Alex.:-D

***NOT A TEACHER***

In formal writing, write a number below 10 as a word ...

(Rover)

 

[Odessa Dawn]

Alex, in your post#6, doesn't careful modify a noun? Why did you not choose carefully since it modifies a verb, please?

 

[tzfujimino]

Oh! I just did it my self. Thanks for pointing up that they are unnatural. You wrote "It's been about 3 hours since I came", is it wrong it if I write like this "It's been about 3 hours since I have come". I am just not sure about the tense.

Another question is; Your sentence is "It has been about 3 hours since I came", and It can also be written as "It is been about 3 hours since I came", right? I am quite sure about that. But I just don't remember whether it is AmE or BrE variety.

Hello, UM Chakma.:-D
1. I would say either 'It is (=It's) about three hours since I came' or 'It has (=It's) been about three hours since I came'. I've heard 'since + the present perfect' used, but I'm not sure if it's standard English.
2. 'It is been [...]' is not correct. I agree with Alex about this.

 

[UM Chakma]

Sorry, my mistake. I actually meant "It is three hours since I came" not "It is been three hours since I came" :-D

 

[emsr2d2]

It is three hours since I got here.
It has been three hours since I got here.

I've been waiting for three hours.

 

[anhnha]

1. It is three hours since I got here.
2. It has been three hours since I got here.

Do you sense any difference in meaning between #1 and #2?
I think we can use simple present tense because it is a fact. Is that right?

 

[emsr2d2]

I find no difference between those two at all.