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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
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0 Hi, 02 br
00 If some days ago started to study a lot, I am still studying a lot and will go on studying a lot... 02 br
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01 b 00 I study more than usual these days. 02 br
00 I study more than usual lately. 02 b 02 br
00 (I think these versions focus on the activity of studying a lot, which has become an abitiual activity. - Simple present for abitual activity) 02 br
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01 b 00 I'm studying more than usual these days. 02 br
00 I'm studying more than usual lately. 02 b 02 br
00 (I think these versions merely focus on the activity of studying a lot at the present time.) 02 br
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01 b 00 I've been studying more than usual these days. 02 br
00 I've been studying more than usual lately. 02 b 02 br
00 (I think these versions focus more on the recent past, even though they imply that I'm still studying now.) 02 br
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00 What do you think? Thank you in advance. 05 0 010id 1
00 If some days ago started to study a lot, I am still studying a lot and will go on studying a lot... 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 I study more than usual these days. 02 br
00 I study more than usual lately. 02 b 02 br
00 (I think these versions focus on the activity of studying a lot, which has become an abitiual activity. - Simple present for abitual activity) 02 br
02 br
01 b 00 I'm studying more than usual these days. 02 br
00 I'm studying more than usual lately. 02 b 02 br
00 (I think these versions merely focus on the activity of studying a lot at the present time.) 02 br
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01 b 00 I've been studying more than usual these days. 02 br
00 I've been studying more than usual lately. 02 b 02 br
00 (I think these versions focus more on the recent past, even though they imply that I'm still studying now.) 02 br
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00 What do you think? Thank you in advance. 05 0 010id 1
Top answer
) 02 br 02 br 00 Your take on the use of the various tenses sounds pretty good to me. I would like to add that using the present perfect continuous may also suggest a more specific present goal than the other two. ) 02 br 02 br 00 I'll be interested to see if others agree.
- ) 02 br 02 br 00 Your take on the use of the various tenses sounds pretty good to me.
- I would like to add that using the present perfect continuous may also suggest a more specific present goal than the other two.
- ) 02 br 02 br 00 I'll be interested to see if others agree.
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0 Hi Kooyeen 02 br
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00 First of all, I would say "a/an 01 b 00 h 02 b 00 abitual activity". 05 0 00 (And I suspect the faster I speak, the more likely I am to use 'an'.) 02 br
02 br
00 Your take on the use of the various tenses sounds pretty good to me. I would like to add that using the present perfect continuous may also suggest a more
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00 First of all, I would say "a/an 01 b 00 h 02 b 00 abitual activity". 05 0 00 (And I suspect the faster I speak, the more likely I am to use 'an'.) 02 br
02 br
00 Your take on the use of the various tenses sounds pretty good to me. I would like to add that using the present perfect continuous may also suggest a more
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01 cite 10 Yankee 12 cite 10 First of all, I would say "a/an 11 b 10 h 12 b 10 abitual activity". 15 0 10 (And I suspect the faster I speak, the more likely I am to use 'an'.) 12 br10 Oops, that's what happens when I want to post without using my dictionaries. 05 1 02 br
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