i was waiting for your call since morning vs i have been waiting for your call since morning

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I was waiting for your call since morning' is used to describe a past action that started and ended in the past. 'I have been waiting for your call since morning' is used to emphasize the continuous nature of the waiting from the past until the present moment.

Last updated: March 25, 2024

i was waiting for your call since morning

This phrase is correct and commonly used to describe a past action that started and ended in the past.

This phrase is used to talk about a waiting action that took place in the past and was completed before the present moment.

Examples:

I was waiting for your call since morning, but you never called.
She said she was waiting for your call since morning.

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'Cause you knew I was waiting for your call, right, kiddo?
I've been waiting for your call since 10 o'clock.
At sunrise I was waiting for you.
I was waiting for my moment.
I was waiting for you to make me lunch.
As I was waiting for Neal Stephenson to sign my copy.
I left the party early, I was waiting for her.
No, I was waiting for a call.
It wasn't like I was waiting for an opening with Rhonda.
I was waiting for you to come and get me.
I was waiting for your order, senator.
I was waiting for you, Winston.
I was waiting for somebody to fix things.
I was waiting for you to make a bluff.
I was waiting for my first dose of chemo.
- I was waiting for you, Mr. Farrel.
I was waiting for DCI Luther.
Inostranka was locked down. I was waiting for confirmation.
I was waiting for my experts.
I was waiting for a cab, but...

Alternatives:

I waited for your call since morning.
I had been waiting for your call since morning.

i have been waiting for your call since morning

This phrase is correct and commonly used to emphasize the continuous nature of the waiting from the past until the present moment.

This phrase is used to emphasize that the waiting action started in the past and is still ongoing up to the present moment.

Examples:

I have been waiting for your call since morning, and I'm starting to get worried.
She has been waiting for your call since morning, but it hasn't come yet.

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I've been waiting for your call since 10 o'clock.
I have been waiting for that call ever since I met you, I've just been...
I've been waiting for your call ever since I saw you in that Mexican restaurant.
This is just the turn of luck I have been waiting for.
I have been waiting for this moment for years, T'Chaka.
I have been waiting for you, Mr. Bigalow.
I have been waiting for you all day.
I have been waiting for this moment
I have been waiting for this day for so long.
I have been waiting for you, Master Lung.
I have been waiting for them to leave the ship.
I have been waiting for an hour and a half.
I have been waiting for the results with anxiety.
I have been waiting for the results with anxiety.
I have been waiting for this moment.
I have been waiting for this.
This is the sort of breakthrough I have been waiting for.
Jared and I have been waiting for you.
I have been waiting for this day my entire life.
I have been waiting for this moment for 15 years.

Alternatives:

I have waited for your call since morning.
I have been waiting for your call all morning.

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i was waiting for your call since morning vs i have been waiting for your call since morning