Walk 'n' Talk Level Up #11 - Getting to know each other

What's up guys, how's it going, welcome to the 11th episode of Walking Talk Level Up. Walking Talk is a project by Inglis, Konhabi Karnato, and I'm your host Vinny Hummus. How's everybody doing today, is everyone all right, how's the week been so far? Good. Is everything good guys? Yeah, I hope so. Guys, today I wanna talk about a subject that hunts every single Brazilian who's studying English. I'm talking about the present perfect tense. Oh my gosh, Vinny, are you serious, I don't wanna talk about that, it's too boring. I don't understand it, I'll never understand, so please stop it. Guys, guys, really, seriously, I promise this episode is gonna blow your minds, believe me. The dialogue is totally dedicated to this, and you will learn this once and for all, believe me, okay? So first, check this dialogue out. How long have you lived in LA? I've lived here for about six years. What about you? I haven't been here as long as you. I got here three years ago. A lot has changed in my neighborhood since I got here. How long have you been attending classes at this school? I've been studying English for the last two years. Cool, I started studying a week after I got here. How do you feel about your progress? I feel pretty good about it. I've learned a lot in the last six months. I haven't been able to come to class every day. Neither have I. My work schedule changes every month. I didn't know a word of English when I first got here. Okay, let's listen one more time. What about you? Neither have I. All right. Guys, so we basically used a present perfect in these situations. Number one, something you've done and you don't specify when. So repeat after me. I have already been to London. Very good. Number two, something that began in the past and still continues now. Repeat after me. We've been together since 2015. Number three, period and it's not completed. Repeat. This has been a very stressful week. Very good. Number four, something that has happened many times with that was specifying at time. Repeat. He has visited her a few times. Awesome. So the dialogue is pretty basic, but I believe we can learn a lot from it. The conversation starts with the girl saying, how long have you lived in LA? So whenever we talk about something that began in the past and still continues now, we use the present perfect. Let's see some more examples with how long have or has. Repeat after me. How long have you been married? Say it again. Great. Now say, how long have they had their car? Say it again. How long have they had their car? Perfect. Then her friend says, I've lived here for about six years. What about you? We have here the same situation, something that began in the past and still continues. Repeat. They have been married for 20 years. Say it again. Awesome. Now say, I've known him for a long time. Say it again. I've known him for a long time. Cool. Then she says, I haven't been here as long as you. Notice that the second part of the sentence she says, I got here three years ago. She used it best simple because the time was specified. Now let's focus on the part where she says, I haven't been here as long as you. Here the same logic is applied, but in a negative form, something that began in the past and continues. Repeat after me. He hasn't written many pages of the book so far. Say it again. She hasn't written many pages of the book so far. Good. Now say, she hasn't worked here for a long time. Say it again. She hasn't worked here for a long time. Awesome. Then he says, a lot has changed in my neighborhood since I got here. This is his talk in once again about a period that started in the past and continues until now. The key part of the sentence is, since I got here. Alright, let's see some more examples. Repeat after me. They have been best friends since they were children. Say it again. Great. Now say it. He's been sick since he ate in that restaurant. Say it again. Very good. Awesome. Then she asks, how long have you been attending classes at this school? Here we've got one more question with how long in the present perfect continues. We use the present perfect continues, especially with how long, for, and since. Let's check some more examples. Repeat after me. How long have you been going out with her? Say it again. Nice. Now say, how long have you been leaving in this city? Say it again. How long have you been living in this city? Perfect. He answers, I've been studying English for the last two years. We use the present perfect continues when the activity is still happening. We focus on the activity. It doesn't matter whether it has been finished or not. Also he's the continues to say how long we've been doing something, which is the case here. He says, I've been studying. So repeat after me, she has been working here since 2015. Say it again. She has been working here since 2015. Nice. Now say, we've been practicing sports for a long time. Say it again. We've been practicing sports for a long time. Perfect. Then she says, cool, I started studying a week after I got here. He then asks her, how do you feel about your progress? She says, I feel pretty good about it. Let's repeat some more examples with the verb learn. Say it. We've learned a lot during our course. Say it again. Great. Now say, you've learned a lot of vocabulary listening to this podcast. Say it again. We've learned a lot of vocabulary listening to this podcast. Then he says, I haven't been able to come to class every day. Here we have the present perfect and the expression be able to together. Since we can't use present perfect with the model verb, can. So repeat after me. I've always been able to learn languages easily. Say it again. Great. Now say, I haven't been able to sleep recently. Say it again. I haven't been able to sleep recently. Very good. Then they end the conversation by saying, neither have I. Next schedule changes every month and I didn't know a word of English when I first got here. Amazing. Let's listen to the dialogue one more time. What about you? Cool. I started studying a week after I got here. Neither have I. Very good guys. Awesome. Let's wrap this up by checking when to use the present perfect. So number one, something you've done and you don't specify way. Example, I have already been to London. Example, we've been together since 2015. Number three, a period not completed. Example, this has been a very stressful week. And number four, something that has happened many times without specifying the time. So example, he has visited her a few times. We also learned how to use the present perfect continues. We use it when the activity is still happening. Also we use a continuous to say how long we've been doing something. Example, she has been working here since 2015. Okay guys, we came to the end of one more episode. 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