0
Layla1234 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Present Continuous or Present Perfect

Which tense is better?
Prices are going up. Everything is more expensive this year.
Prices have gone up this year. Everything is more expensive this year.
  

Top answer

Prices are going up. Everything is more expensive this year. Prices have gone up this year.

— RandomGuy

  • Prices are going up.
  • Everything is more expensive this year.
  • Prices have gone up this year.
  • Everything is more expensive.
  • Neither is better than the other: the first means that prices are still increasing.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

4 Answers
0
Prices are going up. Everything is more expensive this year.
Prices have gone up this year. Everything is more expensive.

Neither is better than the other: the first means that prices are still increasing.
0
0
Ok so which tense should I use to be correct?

Prices went up. Eveyrthing is more expensive this year?
0
0
Definitely not this one !
0
0
Anonymous Definitely not this one !
Why not?
0

Related Questions