In the past several weeks,many cities in China have been suffeing from heavy fogs.

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In the past several weeks,many cities in China have been suffeing from heavy fogs.
想问,in the past several weeks 不是一个过去时态的时间状语吗?为什么用现在完成时呢?

have been suffeing是现在完成进行时.In the past several weeks,是指过去的某个时刻一直延续到现在,所以用have been suffring,表示一直延续到现在,而且还在继续的状况.