Simple Present vs Present Perfect
Here’s a tricky one to translate from German. But you can learn a couple of really important things from it.
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How have you been?
It’s a question I ask a lot, but many people don’t understand it.
How have you been lately?
How have you been?
How have you been recently?
How have you been since we last met?
Try these different versions the next time you see someone who you haven’t seen for a while.
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Present Perfect!!
Here is a classic problem sentence to translate. But, you can learn a lot from the correct form.
Wo wohnst du? Und, seit wann/wie lange?
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Signal Words – present perfect
Signalwörter für das Present Perfect – Signal words for the present perfect
Why PRESENT perfect?
What’s the PRESENT mean in present perfect?
Signalwörter für das Present Perfect – Signal words for the present perfect
Present Perfect – connection to present
A little tip about the PRESENT in „PRESENT perfect“
Present Perfect – SIGNAL WORDS
| Check out these ten signals for present perfect! They go pretty quickly, so watch it a few times to note the keywords and also how the present perfect is built.
Keep in mind that PRESENT perfect has a link to the PRESENT and all these signal words do that.
Present Perfect vs Simple Past
When you talk about finished times, avoid using the present perfect. It sounds good to German ears to say “ We have eaten pizza yesterday“ because of the „habe gegessen“. But you’ll see in the video the right way to express these types of sentences.
Progressiv vs Simple
To ing or not to ing, that is the question…
Today I show you a simple example of when to choose the progressive (ing) or simple (no ing).
For and Since
Which tense you should use with FOR and SINCE (seit)?
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