Date
9 April 2024
What is the event about?
In this live lesson there will be an introduction to the present perfect simple and continuous tenses. Then, you can listen to a short grammar explanation, participate in a quiz and practise using the grammar yourself.
When is this lesson scheduled to be broadcast? I am confused because it displays two dates, 9th April 2024 and 16th April 2024.
Hello ShetuYogme,
I'm sorry for the confusion -- this was a mistake on our part. The lesson was broadcast on 9 April, not today.
At some point, I believe the recording of this session should be added to this YouTube page, so I hope you consider watching it there.
Sorry about that!
Best wishes,
Kirk
LearnEnglish team
Hello Jo,
Thanks for your today’s lesson, really helpful.
Could you please get me your feedback on my task?
Thanks you!
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I have been swimming in the sea since I was a child.
So every year, in summer, I have swum and trained/practised it a lot.
I have never achieved any awards because I have always swum for hobby
and not in a competitive way.
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Jo, I also have a question for you:
I struggle with the perfect present in positive sentences with "ever" means "always" like this:
"I have always swum for hobby"
Although I figure out that in the positive sentence I have to use "always" instead of "ever",
to the question:
"Have you never swum before?" or " have you ever swum before?"
The answer comes to me automatically is:
"yes, I have ever swum" while the correct answer is "yes, I have always swum"
Whenever I get confused.
Thank you!
Hi User_1,
I'm glad the lesson was helpful.
Your writing looks good to me - just one tiny thing, I would probably say 'I've always swum as a hobby' rather than 'for'.
The use of 'ever', 'never', 'always' in these kind of sentences is often confusing for learners of English.
If I ask 'Have you ever swum in the sea?', I'm asking a genuine question about your experience, in your whole life.
If I say 'Have you never swum in the sea?', that implies that you've told me that you've never done it, and I'm surprised or shocked by that fact.
But in either case, you wouldn't use 'ever' to answer.
Have you ever swum in the sea? Yes, I have. I've been swimming in the sea since I was young. I've always swum in the sea.
OR No, I haven't. I've never swum in the sea.
Does that make sense? I hope it helps.
Best wishes,
Jo
Hi Jo,
As always, thanks for your exhaustive explanation and help!
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I have no idea about that
Hello Faris24,
It's not necessary, but if you want to prepare a little before the lesson, you could have a look at these pages:
All the best,
Kirk
LearnEnglish team