Examines a group of verbs (live, work, study, teach, speak) for which the present perfect simple and continuous are largely interchangeable. Corrects the common textbook rule that the simple form implies completion or cessation.
Explains why both ‘it hasn’t rained for a week’ and ‘it hasn’t been raining for a week’ are grammatically correct, and why negative forms of the present perfect do not always mirror their positive counterparts.
A curated playlist of grammar livestreams answering learner questions on a wide range of topics including modal verbs, reported speech, relative clauses, the infinitive and gerund, adverbial clauses, tense and aspect, prepositions, collocations, and connected speech.
A playlist covering the perfect forms of the English verb at beginner to intermediate level, explaining the present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect, and the distinction between simple, continuous, and perfect aspect.
A curated playlist of grammar livestreams answering learner questions on a wide range of topics including modal verbs, reported speech, relative clauses, the infinitive and gerund, adverbial clauses, tense and aspect, prepositions, collocations, and connected speech.
An advanced grammar series covering the present perfect and aspect, modal verbs, reported speech and backshift, the passive voice, phrasal and prepositional verbs, gerunds and participles, determiners, and dependent and noun clauses.