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BMO
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 5:27 pm Post subject: lately and recently |
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They should be in present perfect tense like I have been tired lately. How come there are many internet sites having:
I am .... lately.
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bud
Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 2111 Location: New Jersey, US
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Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm...
"I am feeling very happy lately."
"I am getting to work a little late recently."
Are they correct? I really don't know, but I suspect not. Even so, you will hear constructs like those all the time in casual speech.
Don't know if that helps very much... |
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BMO
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Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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I suspect that must be the case. Thanks.
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BMO
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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 1:12 am Post subject: |
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Can you use it in the past tense? |
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bud
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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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I don't think so, because "lately" and "recently" wouldn't make much sense.
I think it would work in the present perfect continuous, though: I had been feeling very happy lately. |
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BMO
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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks. Simply, lately and recently are "up until now." That is it. |
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bud
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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Well, pretty much, but I would modify it to "from some point in the recent past up until now." |
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BMO
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, and that is exactly Present perfect, nothing else.
Thanks again.
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bud
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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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Yes! |
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