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Apr 20 |
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Lately and recently @Monica I've updated my answer about the main difference between using 'recently' or 'lately' in present perfect progressive and present perfect. I hope this helps when it comes to picking the right tenses in the tests. |
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Apr 17 |
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“Absent additional configuration” @artfullyContrived Yes, it is correct. |
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Apr 17 |
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“Absent additional configuration” @onomatomaniak By not very common I'm suggesting that it is less common in British English. Sorry. I should have clarified that. |
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Apr 17 |
answered | “Absent additional configuration” |
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Apr 16 |
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Lately and recently @Monica Providing extra information about an action (by describing it with words such as recently and lately or other similar expressions) in questions like "What have you been doing?" can help to suggest a certain message you want to convey (e.g. you want the person to know that you're asking an action that's not in progress at the moment). However, it's up to the person to interpret it and the context will play a more crucial role when it comes to interpreting if you're talking about an ongoing action that's in the past which continues right up to the present or it has recently finished. |
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Apr 15 |
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Apr 15 |
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Lately and recently @Monica You are welcome :) |
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Apr 15 |
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Lately and recently @Monica Yes. When they are used with present perfect progressive, they may in some sense hint that the action is still in progress but they don't play the role of determining if the action is still in progress. It is the context that plays the role of determining if the action is still in progress. |
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Apr 15 |
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Lately and recently @Monica Not all the time. I've updated my answer regarding that. But you are right about persent perfect continuous being used for ongoing action in the past which continues right up to the present or has recently finished. |
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Apr 15 |
answered | Lately and recently |
