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1) I have been trying for this for the past year.
Is the above sentence grammatical?
2) The day you learn how to do it is the day I stop worrying about it / The day you learn how to do it will be the day I will stop worrying about it.
Are both of the above sentences correct?

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Haddie -
1) I have been trying for this for the past year. ...
2) The day you learn how to do it is the day I stop worrying about it. ...
3) The day you learn how to do it will be the day I (will) stop worrying about it. ...

All correct. The 'will' shown in parentheses is not really necessary, but it's OK.

CJ

Haddie · Answer

Thank you CJ.
I'm still a little doubtful about the first sentence because the present perfect continuous tense does not seem right with "past year" because the year has already passed, it is not a continued duration of time.
It's not the same as "I've been trying for this for one whole year".
Could you please clarify this for me?

CalifJim · Answer

Haddiethe present perfect continuous tense does not seem right with "past year"

But it is right. It's the 12 months preceding the moment you say your sentence, and that is a continuous duration of time.

HaddieIt's not the same as "I've been trying for this for one whole year".

This one is less idiomatic. If there is a gap between the end of the year during which you tried it and the moment you speak about it, for example, if the year you tried it was 2005, say

I tried [to do / for] that for a whole year.

CJ

Haddie · Answer

Thank you so much CJ.

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