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hi sir
why there is no more lessons? |
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| #93 (permalink) Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:42 am Present Perfect (Unit 16) |
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| #94 (permalink) Tue Jun 08, 2010 7:14 am Present Perfect (Unit 16) |
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Good question! :D
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She has danced for 30 minutes. (Present Perfect)
She has been dancing for 30 minutes. (Progressive Perfect?) |
Is it possible to say that in 1st sentence; she has danced for 30 minutes but not necessarily the latest 30 minutes, whereas in the 2nd sentence she started dancing 30 minutes ago and she is keeping dancing until the time of speaking.
Please clarify!
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| #95 (permalink) Tue Jun 08, 2010 7:21 am Present Perfect (Unit 16) |
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Yes. That's the case, Fadihalloun.
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| #96 (permalink) Fri Jun 11, 2010 22:10 pm Present Perfect (Unit 16) |
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Dear Sir,
My name is Konemany. I am very confuse with present perfect.Today, I have studied present perfect from internet forum but, I did not undertand how to use it yet. Such as: I have been to Vietnam before I have been to USA. That maens I went to Vietnam Its finished at all or what.Or I have been lived in Laos before I have lived in USA. I dont know it happened in past or still to in present. |
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| #97 (permalink) Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:35 am Present Perfect (Unit 16) |
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I have been attending English lessons since September 2009. (Nowadays, am I still getting English lessons?)
I have attended English lessons since September 2009 (Are lessons finished?)
I have just finished to prepare the sport article. (the action is just finished)
They have supported my IT team in cloud computing project for 2 months. (Is support finished?)
I have been living in Italy since March 2008. (still living in Italy)
I have lived in Italy since March 2008 (no more living in Italy)
She has cooked a typical italian dish for 2 hours. (she has just finished)
She is cooking a typical italian dish.
She has been cooking a typical italian dish for 2 hours (Is she still cooking?)
I have worked for 4 hours (the action is finished)
I have been working for 4 hours (still working?) |
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| #98 (permalink) Wed Jul 07, 2010 17:42 pm Present Perfect (Unit 16) |
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I have been attending English lessons since September 2009. (Nowadays, am I still getting English lessons?) YES
I have attended English lessons since September 2009 (Are lessons finished?) NO
BOTH MEAN THE SAME.
I have just finished to prepare PREPARING the sportS article. (the action is just finished) YES
They have supported my IT team in THE Cloud computing project for 2 months. (Is support finished?) NOT NECESSARILY
I have been living in Italy since March 2008. (still living in Italy) YES
I have lived in Italy since March 2008 (no more living in Italy) NO. YOU ARE STILL THERE,
She has cooked a typical italian dish for 2 hours. (she has just finished) THIS IS UNCLEAR
She is cooking a typical italian dish.
She has been cooking a typical italian dish for 2 hours (Is she still cooking?) YES
I have worked for 4 hours (the action is finished) NOT NECESSARILY
I have been working for 4 hours (still working?) NOT NECESSARILY
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| #99 (permalink) Wed Jul 07, 2010 20:06 pm Present Perfect (Unit 16) |
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| Beeesneees wrote: |
I have just finished to prepare PREPARING the sportS article. (the action is just finished) YES |
Why have you used the gerund form in these sentence?
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| #100 (permalink) Wed Jul 07, 2010 20:58 pm Present Perfect (Unit 16) |
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Often, when we use one verb after another, the second verb is in the infinitive form, for example:
I want to eat.
But sometimes the second verb must be in gerund form, for example:
I have finished eating. 'I have finished to eat' would be wrong.
Which rule you follow depends on the first verb.
Here is an alphabetical list of some of the most common verbs that are usually followed by a verb in gerund form:
admit, appreciate, avoid, carry on, consider, defer, delay, deny, detest, dislike, endure, enjoy, escape, excuse, face, feel like, finish, forgive, give up, can't help, imagine, involve, leave off, mention, mind, miss, postpone, practise, put off, report, resent, risk, can't stand, suggest, understand
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| #101 (permalink) Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:35 am Present Perfect (Unit 16) |
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| Beeesneees wrote: |
I have worked for 4 hours (the action is finished) NOT NECESSARILY
I have been working for 4 hours (still working?) NOT NECESSARILY |
So, for finished actions with no present interference I must use the SIMPLE PAST.
E.g. I worked for 4 hours.
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| #102 (permalink) Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:29 am Present Perfect (Unit 16) |
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| since i know all this i studied a lot but give me difference of its and it's where to use. |
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| #103 (permalink) Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:57 am Present Perfect (Unit 16) |
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it's means 'it is'. The only time you use the apostrophe in this word is where you could say 'it is' instead.
It's warm outside.
Don't you know it's finished?
Use 'its' everywhere else, even to denote possession.
Can you see its lights?
Here is its documentation.
It's in its correct position now.
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| #104 (permalink) Fri Jul 23, 2010 22:31 pm Present Perfect (Unit 16) |
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I have lived in Izmir for 20 years.
She has painted her last paint. |
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| #105 (permalink) Sun Aug 01, 2010 13:03 pm Present Perfect (Unit 16) |
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| i have lived for 40 years in the best place in the world |
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