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Jandi Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Lately, recently, these days
Hello, teachers!
Are these all natural, or is there any preference?
- She's had a lot of bad luck [lately, recently, these days].
Thank you very much.
Peace!
Are these all natural, or is there any preference?
- She's had a lot of bad luck [lately, recently, these days].
Thank you very much.
Peace!
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'She's had a lot of bad luck lately/recently' are interchangeable as far as I'm concerned. 'These days' might be better incorporated into the present perfect sense ('sense', I said, not 'tense') by adding a few adjectives: 'She's had a lot of bad luck these last few days'. 'These days' more often means 'now' in the larger sense, and appears with present simple or the progressive tenses: 'These days we see a lot of homeless cats in the park'; 'I've been seeing a lot of her these days'; 'I'm not studying so much these days'.
- 'She's had a lot of bad luck lately/recently' are interchangeable as far as I'm concerned.
- 'These days' might be better incorporated into the present perfect sense ('sense', I said, not 'tense') by adding a few adjectives: 'She's had a lot of bad luck these last few days'.
- 'These days' more often means 'now' in the larger sense, and appears with present simple or the progressive tenses: 'These days we see a lot of homeless cats in the park'; 'I've been seeing a lot of her these days'; 'I'm not studying so much these days'.
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'She's had a lot of bad luck lately/recently' are interchangeable as far as I'm concerned. 'These days' might be better incorporated into the present perfect sense ('sense', I said, not 'tense') by adding a few adjectives: 'She's had a lot of bad luck these last few days'. 'These days' more often means 'now' in the larger sense, and appears with present simple or the progressive tenses: 'These
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Hi teachers!
I too have a question about the difference in using 'lately' and 'recently'. My grammar book says 'lately' (these days also) is used in the sentences of present tense and present perfect tense and 'recently' is in those of past tense and present perfect. My question is whether 'lately' and 'recently' are always interchangeable in the case of present perfect sentences. For e
I too have a question about the difference in using 'lately' and 'recently'. My grammar book says 'lately' (these days also) is used in the sentences of present tense and present perfect tense and 'recently' is in those of past tense and present perfect. My question is whether 'lately' and 'recently' are always interchangeable in the case of present perfect sentences. For e
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Activities and periodic action (particularly in one of the perfect tenses, including perfect progressives) go better with "lately". Punctual events go better with "recently". In fact, in a sort of impressionistic way, "lately" is imperfective and "recently" is perfective. Hence, "lately" usually means "within the most recent period".
Neither goes with the present tense very well.
Neither goes with the present tense very well.
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CJ Sensei
Thank you. I think I got somewhat of the difference between 'recently' and 'lately'.
I have been to San Francisco recently. [NOT lately]
What have you been up to lately? [NOT recently]
Am I right?
PS. Sensei means Teacher in Japanese.
paco
Thank you. I think I got somewhat of the difference between 'recently' and 'lately'.
I have been to San Francisco recently. [NOT lately]
What have you been up to lately? [NOT recently]
Am I right?
PS. Sensei means Teacher in Japanese.
paco
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Your two bold-face examples are cast in very good, idiomatic English!
Note that some speakers do interchange the two in the present perfect, but the simple past with "lately" is avoided by everyone.
Note that some speakers do interchange the two in the present perfect, but the simple past with "lately" is avoided by everyone.
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Choose the correct sentence from those given ,
People react emotionoly these days
People are reacting emotionoly these days
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