I have been doing this everynight. vs I had done this everynight.

The correct phrase is "I have been doing this every night." This construction is used to talk about an action that started in the past and continues up to the present. The second phrase, "I had done this every night," is incorrect because it uses the past perfect tense, which is not suitable for expressing an action that continues up to the present.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 1199 views

I have been doing this everynight.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.

This phrase is used to talk about an action that began in the past and is still ongoing. It indicates a continuous action that has been happening every night.

Examples:

I have been doing my homework every night for the past week.
She has been practicing the piano every night since she was a child.
They have been working on this project every night this month.
He has been reading a book every night before bed.
We have been watching a movie every night this week.

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You and I have been doing this dance for almost two years.
But I have been doing this a very long time and I would really appreciate and value your patience.
You and I have been doing this long enough to know that there is no such thing as a meaningless lie.
Okay, ryan, I have been doing this with her all day.
I have been doing this a while.
Listen to me. Dr. Yang will tell you that I have been doing this since the Jurassic period.
I have been doing this to Tom forever... till he got fed up and left.
Franny and I have been doing this for years.
I have been doing this a while.
I have been doing this for 30 years and I have never had to move.
By which I mean... I have been doing this parenting thing For a long, long time.
We both have been doing this a long time.
Coke and IBM have been doing this for years.
What I should have been doing this entire time... Getting a boyfriend.
They have been doing this relatively unnoticed in recent years.
In all the years that I have been doing this work, I have tried to present myself as a rapporteur of the European Parliament and not as an ambassador for Slovakia.
In the first place, in the nine years I have been doing this job, I have never before experienced a conciliation which started at 11 a.m. and finished at 7 or 7.30 p.m. with Parliament cooperating.
Now I have been doing some thinking.
Which is what Bobbi and I have been doing... gathering intel.
That is what I have been doing.

I had done this everynight.

This phrase is incorrect. It uses the past perfect tense, which is not suitable for expressing an action that continues up to the present.

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I have been doing this everynight. vs I had done this everynight.