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01. Difference between "I can't understand you." and "I don't understand you."
02. Can we say, "I have stopped smoking since 2 months/years."

03. "Did you find any job vacancy that matches to me?" OR "Did you find any job vacancy that matching to me?"
04. "Feel tired of walking in the evening, so I"m going to sleep." ----> Is this sentence correct?

Englischer · Accepted Answer

01: "I can't understand you" and "I don't understand you" have the same meaning.
02: You would say: "I have stopped smoking for two months/years." Or: "I haven't smoked for two months/years."
03: "Matches" is a transitive verb in this sentence, so neither sentence is correct. You could say: "Did you find any job vacancy that matches me?" Or: "Did you find any job vacancy for me?"
04: Almost! You could say: "I feel tired after walking this evening, so I'm going to sleep." The phrase "in the evening" implies an action that is performed regularly. For example: "In the evening, I eat supper."

KJinCali79 · Answer

1) These generally mean the same thing. However, I think there is a subtle nuance. "I can't understand you" places the burden on the other person, as in "I am unable to understand what you are saying because you're not speaking clearly. "I don't understand you." places the burden on yourself, as in "I do not understand what you said, because I don't know that word/concept being discussed." Just as an example. In practice, they are fairly equal.

2) "It has been two months/years since I stopped smoking." OR "I stopped smoking two months/years ago."

3) "Did you find any job vacancies that are a match for me/(my skills)?

4) "I feel tired from walking this evening, so I'm going to sleep."

Dilshi · Answer

Thank you englischer and KJinCali79..

03. "Did you find any job vacancy that matches to me?" OR "Did you find any job vacancy that matching to me?" ---->
Why can't we say this sentence in continuous form? (I meant "....matching to me?") Because we are using simple present tense for our daily routines and for our habits, but this is a from in the past to in the future continuously, am I right?

Dilshi · Answer

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KJinCali79 · Answer

dilshi03. "Did you find any job vacancy that matches to me?" OR "Did you find any job vacancy that matching to me?" ----> Why can't we say this sentence in continuous form? (I meant "....matching to me?") Because we are using simple present tense for our daily routines and for our habits, but this is a from in the past to in the future continuously, am I right?

If you are trying to write that phrase in present continuous, than it would be:

"Are you finding any job vacancies that are a match for me?"

"Find" is the main verb, not "match." Also, "to me" is a prepositional phrase, so if you are looking for an example of a present continuous verb you need a form of the verb "to be" plus a subject plus the present participle of a main verb. In this case "are" is the form of "to be", "you" is the subject, and "finding" is the present participle of "find," the main verb.

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