presente perfect and present continius Flashcards
to talk about an activity that started in the past and is still
continuing, e.g. We’ve been waiting since this morning.
You’ve been playing tennis since you were a child.
I’ve also read the book.
to talk about a recent completed action, e.g. I’ve lost my glasses.
I’ve been thinking a lot about this recently.
to talk about a recent activity which continued for a while
(which may or may not still be continuing), e.g. I’ve been
reading a lot of good books lately.
I’ve lived in Kenya myself.
to talk about an experience at some unspecified time in your
life, e.g. He’s climbed Mount Everest.
As I was saying.
Como decia
to get/go back to
ir/volver a
just going/ getting back to
volviendo a
as we were saying
como deciamos
We could always invite them to the evening reception.
make asuggestion
But don’t you agree that it’d be easier not to invite them?
make a suggestion
I thought maybe we could …
Putting forward an idea carefully
I think maybe we should …
Putting forward an idea carefully
Another idea might be to…
Putting forward an idea carefully
Dont you think its a good idea to…?
Asking the other person to give their point of view
how does it sound if we/I…?
Asking the other person to give their point of view
