Recently + present simple?

You can use "recently" with simple past: "You weren't very talkative recently."

You need a time-frame that can work in the present to use simple present: "You're not very talkative lately."

VorparYou need a time-frame that can work in the present to use simple present: "You're not very talkative lately."

Vorpar... Forgive me, but I see no difference between recently and lately... Therefore I don't understand why I can't use simple present with recently...

Recently is the near past, which doesn't include the present.
Lately is the near past, including the present.

It's a collocation issue, "recently" just doesn't fit with the present simple tense. Both words sound better with the perfect tense, however.

VorparRecently is the near past, which doesn't include the present.Lately is the near past, including the present.

I don't feel that difference. For me, both refer to the recent past.

Because the reference is to the past, past tenses are possible. Because that past is so close to the present, the present perfect is common in BrE.

Hmm... Thanks. So... Instead of saying You're not talkative recently do I have to say You haven't been talkative recently ?

Any comments on my last post?

Can anybody give me the final answer?

Perfect StrangerSo... Instead of saying You're not talkative recently do I have to say You haven't been talkative recently ?

I would not use the present. I'd say, "You haven't been very talkative recently".

It's a little more idiomatic to add "very" in this kind of negative statement.

CJ

Thanks CJ!

Perfect Stranger I've been wondering whether the following sentence is correct:You're not very talkative recently. Thanks

I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but I see nothing wrong with the original sentence. The meaning is perfectly clear.