I 'have been repairing/have repaired/repaired/was repairing'.......

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Suppose, after spending all day repairing my motorbike I go to a cafe to meet my friend. I am looking so tired. So, my friend asks me why I am looking tired. When he asks me that, with which of the following sentences I should reply to him? I mean which tense I should use.

1- I am tired because I have been repairing my motorbike all day.

2- I am tired because I have repaired my motorbike all day.

3- I am tired because I repaired my motorbike all day.

4- I am tired because I was repairing my motorbike all day.

12/31/2011:41 AM

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David, ModeratorModerator

Hi, Subhajit—In that context, the present perfect progressive is the most natural choice: "I am tired because I have been repairing my motorbike all day." You can also say: "I am tired because I spent all day repairing my motorbike."

12/31/201:05 PM

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