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I've waited for two days vs I've been waiting for two days

Both phrases are correct; however, they're used in different contexts. 'I've waited for two days' implies that the waiting is over, while 'I've been waiting for two days' suggests the waiting is ongoing. The choice between the phrases depends on if you want to emphasize the completion of the waiting period or the continuous nature of the waiting.
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I've waited for two days

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that the waiting period is over.

This phrase is used to express that the waiting has been completed and the action or event being waited for has occurred.

Examples:

  • I've waited for two days, and finally, the package arrived.
  • She said she would call, but I've waited for two days and haven't heard from her.
  • I've waited two days for this
  • Sure, I waited for two days once.
  • Paul waited for two days, but there was no wind.
  • I'm only amazed you waited two days before - hello?
  • Sir, you waited two days before reporting your wife missing.
  • You might want to ask her why she waited two days to spring this motion.
  • Whenever there have been discussions, the Austrian transport minister has waited two days before coming out with the same old nonsense.
  • She has waited the obligatory two days to call me back. I have a lot of respect for that.
  • The C.O. waited two days to take me to the infirmary.
  • Now as to why they waited almost two days to call 9-1-1 no answer for that.
  • l've waited two days for you to readjust my ship's antimatter flow converter.
  • I waited until morning, two days I went to the manor house to inform the Baron.
  • You thought he tried to kill you, but you waited two days to file a complaint?
  • I've been trying to contact him for two days.
  • I've been locked in the office for two days.
  • I've been up for two days, staying so still.
  • I've been home for two days.
  • I've been in this dress for two days.
  • I've been crying for two days straight.
  • I've been trying for two days.

Alternatives:

  • I waited for two days
  • I have waited for two days

I've been waiting for two days

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that the waiting period is ongoing.

This phrase is used to convey that the waiting process started in the past and is still continuing at the present moment.

Examples:

  • I've been waiting for two days, and there's still no sign of the bus.
  • She's been waiting for two days to hear back from the job interview.
  • I've been waiting for comrade director for two days now.
  • I've been waiting two days for this.
  • I can't. I can't stay here waiting for two days for this operation.
  • I've been in this lobby for the past two days waiting for my interview with Senator Kennedy.
  • We've been waiting in line for two days.
  • I've been here two days waiting to see the Immigration Office.
  • Just waiting two days, we might hear the murderers confess on their cellphones or land lines.
  • "I'll be waiting for him in two days!"
  • I've spent two days waiting... looking for you, leaving messages.
  • You do not keep somebody waiting two days - and then not see him.
  • l've been here for two days waiting for somebody to go to Paris.
  • I've been waiting for two hours on a very uncomfortable bench to offer to run the store for the day.
  • I've been waiting for two months for a reply from that editor.
  • I've been waiting for you for two weeks.
  • Timing is crucial, and Herzog spends most of the two days waiting for the light.
  • I've been waiting for two hours, and I have a luncheon in 20 minutes.
  • I've been waiting for two years, Tom.
  • I've been waiting for this moment for two years!
  • Cayetana, you've been waiting for two hours.
  • Some of them have been waiting for two weeks.

Alternatives:

  • I have been waiting for two days
  • I've been waiting since two days ago

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