By Translation, Present perfect

Hi Goodman. I have been living in California since 3 years ago = that'll be so unacceptable in my camp.I have been living in California for the past 3 years. = that's acceptable and will make a student pass their English test in a non-native land.Yes, the word 'ago' with a present...

CJ, you're brilliant! I wouldn't have thought of mistranslation. And I never noticed the "exercise on present perfect." Good thing you're around. (I get to see people who are in town for business for a tiny social visit, so the thought of not knowing how long the person was in town for didn't...

Apparently I was not still on-line. (I never sign off so it looks like I'm always on-line anyway.) Why the past after How long ...? To show a break between the stay and the present moment. In other words, the end of the stay took place before this conversation started. (The present...

Thank you Jim, vous êtes super gentil Since you're still on line, would you please tell me why we use the simple past afer "how long" in the following text and the present perfect? Is it because we are talking about an event that is completed and has no relation with the present? Anne : Tu es...

Hello All, Hope you can help me out here. I have been using "I am yet to (followed by verb)" for a long time, since I learnt it in primary school I think. However, yesterday, there was an argument about the standard of English in my college. One of the participants pointed out that my statement,...

Modal verb: I have to study Grammar all the time. Present perfect: I have been in Dalat for twenty years. She has been.......... Present perfect continuous: I have been eating She has been eating. Causative: I have my car serviced If -clause; If I have time, I'll go with you ...

Hello, excuse me. It shouhd have been: My grammar book says PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE is usual with all verbs in negative sentences. I have written PP continuous which was an accident. I try to translate exactly what this book says (It´s a Czech book for language schools - Angličtina pro jazykové...

IAmWithName2 wrote: Hi all, Just when I thought I understood (almost) everything there is to know about the present perfect and the simple past I stumbled over a translation from Dutch I made --the problematic sentence is bold: ----- begin fragment ----- Seventeen-year-old Claire lives on...

Hi all, Just when I thought I understood (almost) everything there is to know about the present perfect and the simple past I stumbled over a translation from Dutch I made --the problematic sentence is bold: ----- begin fragment ----- Seventeen-year-old Claire lives on her own in a studio in...

This is a serios problem for me. When we use active or passive ? Dear Mrs Patel, We are delighted to inform you that you 1 (select)for a free holiday. According to our information, you 2(answer) a telephone survey last month, as a result of which your name 3( enter)in the holiday draw.Now our...