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[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers,

1. I went out with this girl for 2 years and we broke up 2 months ago.
- I think �I have been going out with this girl for 2 years� is better, right?

2. I said that I still loved her and she began to cry and got emotional.
- �get emotional� here means �become emotional�, right?

3. You�re just a victim in the game of love. Once you broke with girls, go with this mentality.
- What does �go with this� mean here?

4. Now that you�re broken up, you can forget her and look for a new guy.
- I think �you have broken up� is better than �you�re broken up�, right?

Thanks a lot to Teachers,

Stevenukd

[pugachevV]

I went out with her .... and we broke up 2 months ago means that this relationship is something that happened in the past. It is correct as it is written.

I have been going out with this girl means it is an on-going relationship and so it would not be correct in this instance.

2. Yes. It means that she cried, probably got angry, wallowed in self-pity and called you bad names.

3. It means "Think like this...."

4. I think so too, but ,"are broken up" is often used.

[LucentShade]