Aspect

The aspect of this that (I think) you are asking about is OK, but "going to school" to me does not feel like an action that happens at one discrete time. I think "leaving for school" or "starting school" is better, depending on what you mean. I might consider moving "lately" in the last sentence -- maybe putting it at the start or end.

Could you confirm that I understand your answers correctly?

1. I am going to school these days at nine. => I am leaving for school these days at nine.
2. I have been going to school lately at nine => Lately I have been going to school at nine.

If I catch them right, does #1 sound natural though "going to school" doesn't mean an action that happens at one

In the US (the poster GPY is British), the sentences, "I'm going to school these days at nine." and "I've been going to school lately at nine.", mean the same thing: "I leave the house for school at 9:00." or "The classes I'm taking start at 9:00." or "I get to the campus at 9:00." The context would determine which one you mean.

"I am going to school these days at nine" is grammatically OK, but, for me, just sounds a bit vague and loose. It is not clear exactly what happens at nine. Is that when clases start, or is it when you leave home to go to school?

By the way, it would probably be more usual to also move "these days", in the same way as I suggested for "lately". (I forgot to mention this in my first reply.)

AnonymousIn the US (the poster GPY is British), the sentences, "I'm going to school these days at nine." and "I've been going to school lately at nine.", mean the same thing: "I leave the house for school at 9:00." or "The classes I'm taking start at 9:00." or "I get to the campus at 9:00." The context would determine which one you mean.

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