(She joined our firm ten years ago and still working) 1. She had worked for the previous five years: It is Past perfect tense 2. She had been working for the previous five years: It is Past Perfect continuous

What does ” she had been working for five years ” mean?

“She had been working for the previous five years with an advertising company” means that she had worked there for 5 years and was still continuing to work there. In my view.. (She joined our firm ten years ago and still working) 1.

What’s the percentage of employees with 10 years or more?

Among men, 30 percent of wage and salary workers had 10 years or more of tenure with their current employer in January 2018, slightly higher than the figure of 28 percent for women.

What kind of jobs have the longest tenure?

Within this group, employees with jobs in management occupations (6.4 years), in architecture and engineering occupations (5.7 years), in legal occupations (5.1 years), and in education, training, and library occupations (5.1 years) had the longest tenure.

What does she had been working for the previous 5 years?

“She had been working for the previous five years with an advertising company” means that she had worked there for 5 years and was still continuing to work there. This distinction ceases to be correct after the sentence “She joined our firm five years ago”. – Peter Shor Apr 8 ’13 at 17:55 I disagree, they still mean the same thing.

When to use ” already ” and ” I have worked “?

(You intend to do it.) We use already + the present perfect simple when we want to emphasise that something is done or achieved, often before the expected time: I’ve already booked my flight home. Will you go and clean your teeth! I’ve already cleaned them.

What does it mean to have worked for 20 years?

It shows an action that started in the past continued without breaks up until now and is still continuing. I have worked here for 20 years. (Present perfect tense). It means the action with a duration of 20 years started and finished at an unspecific time in the past.

What kind of job do I have right now?

In my current job role, I am responsible for business development activities. In the last financial year alone, I sold projects totaling INR 40,00,000 to clients. On a daily basis, I handle a 10-member strong team of consultants and junior consultants. Besides being a management consultant, I am a fair and independent individual.

Which is longer work ing or work ing?

The activity of work ing is inherently of much greater duration than that of, for example, cough ing. The past perfect (implying duration of time) progressive (implying duration of activity of the verb WORK (which is a durative activity) therefore shows three markers of duration.