has stayed in all day vs has been staying all day

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Has stayed in all day' implies that someone has remained indoors for the entire day without leaving. 'Has been staying all day' suggests that someone has been in a particular place for the entire day without leaving.

Last updated: March 24, 2024

has stayed in all day

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate that someone has remained indoors for the entire day without leaving.

This phrase is used to describe someone who has not left their home or a specific location for the entire day.

Examples:

He has stayed in all day working on his project.
She has stayed in all day due to the bad weather outside.

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Yes, Gertrude has stayed inside all day.
We stayed in bed all day.
Well, I wouldn't blame her if she stayed in bed all day.
Yesterday Tom stayed home all day.
Husband and wife have stayed home all day.
I stayed at home all day instead of going to work.
It was so cold that I stayed at home all day.
I stayed home all day, I don't know what these two did.
I stayed home all day long.
That woman should have returned to her bed and stayed there all day.
I wouldn't buy it if you stayed here all day.
Sometimes we stayed in bed for days!
I stayed in your guest room for four days. and if I would've stayed one more day...
- I stayed extra days to sightsee.
It was so cold that I stayed at home all day.
His words have stayed with me all day.
You stayed there all day, and you told me all about Arrow's great heroic deeds.
But I always thought you blues singers... slept all day and stayed out all night.
Had I stayed another day, I'm not sure they would have let me leave with my ship.
I should've stayed another day at my conference, but I was falling asleep to Reilly's paper on adrenal denervation of idiopathic hypertension.

Alternatives:

has been indoors all day
has remained at home all day
has not left the house all day
has been inside all day
has been at home all day

has been staying all day

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate that someone has been in a particular place for the entire day without leaving.

This phrase is used to describe someone who has been in a specific location for the entire day without leaving.

Examples:

He has been staying in his room all day studying.
She has been staying at the office all day finishing her work.

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I'm staying all day, at the Pacific Hotel.
He's been staying every day after practice.
people would come in with their broken down computer intending just to drop it off, but they'd end up staying all day.
A guest's been staying there for several days.
Stan, I'm not staying inside all day.
I'm staying with you all day.
She thinks I should be staying home all day baking cookies.
I'll be staying out all day, no set times.
Are you staying there all day?
No point in staying in bed all day the only thing there is my wife.
I don't fancy staying in bed all day like an odalisque.
Lee Mong-ga, a love child of a court scholar, staying day and night at courtesan houses.
Stan, I'm not staying inside all day.
Looks like Wingfield has been staying in a hotel.
Marx has been staying here since he got to town.
So, where are you staying these days?
Credit card records from the leak show that Linda has been staying in a hotel for the last month.
All three of the victims'soccer jersies were found behind the motel Peter Chambers has been staying at for the last week.
She has been staying out all night, falling in with the wrong crowd.
Your kid has been staying in your mom's room.

Alternatives:

has been in a place all day
has been in one location all day
has been in the same spot all day
has been in a specific area all day
has been in a particular place all day

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has stayed in all day vs has been staying all day