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... stopped doing some things and started doing other things: He stopped studying hard/going to bed early/running three miles e3very morning He started smoking/going out in the evening/spending a lot ... covered in paint. She has been painting the ceiling. Has been Painting is the present perfect We are interested in the activity. It does not matter whether something has been finished or not. In ... I/he/she/it was playing/doing/working etc. we/you/they were playing/doing/working etc. B. We use the past continuous to say that somebody was in the middle of doing something at a certain time.The...