Submitted by johanie (not verified) on Sun, 10/25/2009 - 06:06.
I am not a native English speaker but on my view, there are a range of possible answers.
if you wanna show or impress the duration (all day) of the action (laying tile), you'd better use "have been laying".
if you just focus on the completion of the action (the work is done now), "have laid" is the best choice.
I consider "was laying" as a bad answer 'cause it doesn't indicate the current result (the current soreness); however, the link between the cause and the effect is quite clear so the three answers are okie!
I am not a native English speaker but on my view, there are a range of possible answers.
if you wanna show or impress the duration (all day) of the action (laying tile), you'd better use "have been laying".
if you just focus on the completion of the action (the work is done now), "have laid" is the best choice.
I consider "was laying" as a bad answer 'cause it doesn't indicate the current result (the current soreness); however, the link between the cause and the effect is quite clear so the three answers are okie!