English conversation tips | Present Perfect: Use it confidently!

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Perfect just means 'until' whether it's past, present or future. Some verbs can be both active and stative depending on context. Continuous perfect could include evidence. I'm loving it...😒 I've been loving you... too long, to stop now. Thanks to MacDonalds and Otis Redding. 😀

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Thank you! The correct question is: How long has it been since you saw it?

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Hi Minoo, Why don't you make some lessons on How to tell a story in English using Tense Shifting like going back and forth from Past to Present and vice versa which is used to give dramatic effect. Thanks for this lesson though..!!

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"I try to avoid travelling in the rush hour ".....why we don't use "travel" here..could you please answer this.

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After 'avoid', you must use the 'ing' form of the verb (gerund). There's no rule to learn here. You just need to know which verb are followed by 'doing' instead of 'do' or 'to do'.

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Teacher,please do a video about (in the last week,last week,past week,in the past week,all week,all night,this week,this month etc) using timeline.it's always so confusing to me using with present perfect.please teacher🙏

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Hi madam, Could you please tell me? How does it come 1)at the beginning of 2)at the beginning 3)in the beginning Here , I know 1 and 3 but I want to about 3 (at the beginning)where can I use it ?what is the situation? Could you please tell me?

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'at the beginning' is never used without 'of'. You must always say 'at the beginning of time, there was .....' If there's no 'of', you must change 'at' to 'in': In the beginning, there was ...'

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But what if the 'for' is the brother of 'during' and not of 'since'? In my life, I've lived for 3 years in Germany, for 1 year in Switzerland, for 6 months in Spain and for 20 years in France? This is not a state which continues. ( in your example of course there's the 'Now I live in Paris' which adds extra context. )

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I believe that's what I explain in this lesson too.

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Teahcher, tell me please is this sentence correct? "I've lived there from the age of 3 to 18"

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Assuming you're not 18 any more, no, you mustn't use 'have lived'. Use 'lived'.

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Hi Ma'am, eg. I have been busy. This means now I'm busy or recently I was busy? Please reply🙏

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From the past until now.

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Isn't STATE / ACTION quite subjective depending on the speaker? ( natives don't have the time, knowledge or even the reflex to ask themselves this type of question but both occur interchangeably and subconsciously ) Someone who's involved in their job and loves it might say "I've been working here for 20 years" but someone stuck in a rut and bored might say "I've worked here for 20 years".. but I think that for native speakers a lot of this is happening under the radar and use of one form or another could be influenced by the way people around them speak or by what is spoken on the TV they watch or radio they listen to. A good example of this is how American English diverged away from British English when speakers of the latter found themselves in a minority and second language speakers of English were in the majority.

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It is indeed, and as you say natives know instinctively when they can treat an action verb as a state. In this lesson, I'm trying to guide non-natives on how to make that decision.

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I like your way of teaching. please explain or clarify this sentence: Someone ................ my mobile phone. The battery is nearly dead. Is the answer ( has been using OR has used ). Thank you in advance.

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Thank you! Someone has been using .... I'll upload a lesson on this case soon.

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Ma'am could you make a lesson on Adverbs like Scarcely/Barely/ Hardly... i mean they are very confusing sometimes for me and i hope for others too.

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Thank you for your suggestion! I've added it to my list.

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Present perfect : an action start in the past and completed at the time of speaking

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Correct, with the key word being 'action'!

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may I ask you a question. according to the rule of the verb LIVE , may I use it according to any other verbs? for example - 1. what company do you work for ?-- I work for the Apple. 2. have you worked for any other companies? -- yes, I have worked for the V... company. 3. How long did you work for them? 4. I worked there for 10 years.. Is it correct? can I use this rule with other verbs not only LIVE ? (sorry for my mistakes. I'm the beginner ))

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Yes, you can, especially with 'work'. I believe I give you some examples with 'work' in the latter part of the lesson (05:00 Other verbs like 'live').

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thnks teacher.i would like to ask u a question.can we use a word(during) in stead of (for)?.

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You're welcome. No, they're not interchangeable: for + length of time: for 1 hour during + event: during the meeting

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Thank you so much for your lesson! I'd like to ask you for some advice. What had I better say in the following sentences? I'm referring to (1) and (2). Thank you so much once again! A: I've changed job recently and I have been working very hard since then. What about you? B: I haven't done (haven't been doing) (1) anything exciting except for a new photography course. I've been attending it for six months. ------------------------------------------------------- A: I've been attending a photography course. B: What kind of subjects have you photographed (have been photographing) (2) so far? A: All kinds! But I've become fond of urban landscapes.

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Hello Marco, You're welcome! Based on my lesson you've just watched, what do you think the correct answers are? I'd like to hear your answers first!

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@@AngloLinkEnglish As a matter of fact, I find both options acceptable...In 2) I would prefer the simple form if the question sounded something like "How many subiects....(have you photographed so far?); if it were the case, the answer might be "Many kinds...". Unfortunately, I still have some doubts...Sorry! Would you help me, please? Thanks a lot!

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@@AngloLinkEnglish I'd be glad and grateful to you if you could let me know your opinion about my answer!

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Hello Marco, You're right for the second question: When you ask for or give the number of 'actions completed', you should use the Present Perfect: How many .... have you done ...? As for the first question, although, grammatically speaking, both answers are correct, it's uncommon to use the Present Perfect Continuous in the negative form because we don't really need to insist on the continuity of a 'non-action'. So, the correct answer is again: I haven't done anything ...

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@@AngloLinkEnglish Oh, I see...This a very useful explanation of yours! Thanks a lot once again! Do you mean that in 2) both options are correct (have photographed/ have been photographing)?

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