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Qual a diferença entre However e Although

However   and   although   are two English words that both loosely mean “but”. Unfortunately, knowing exactly when you should use   however  vs   although  is something that most native English speakers would struggle to explain. The main difference between these two words is that  however  can stand by itself at the beginning of a sentence, with a comma after it.  Although  can’t do this. The words also have slightly different meanings: Although  means “in spite of the fact that…”. However  means “but”. The actual rules about whether to use  however  or  although  are quite complicated, but there is an easy rule that works in almost all situations.  See if you can figure out what it is. Although the weather was cold, we decided not to wear our jackets. We decided not to wear our jackets. However, the weather was cold. We decided not to wear our jackets. Although, it was ra...

Present Perfect

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FORM [has/have + past participle] Examples: You  have seen  that movie many times. Have  you  seen  that movie many times? You  have not seen  that movie many times. Complete List of Present Perfect Forms USE 1 Unspecified Time Before Now We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now. The exact time is not important. You CANNOT use the Present Perfect with specific time expressions such as: yesterday, one year ago, last week, when I was a child, when I lived in Japan, at that moment, that day, one day, etc. We CAN use the Present Perfect with unspecific expressions such as: ever, never, once, many times, several times, before, so far, already, yet, etc. Examples: I  have seen  that movie twenty times. I think I  have met  him once before. There  have been  many earthquakes in California. People  have traveled  to the Moon. People  h...

Present Perfect Continuous - All forms

POSITIVE I  have been sleeping . You  have been sleeping . We  have been sleeping . They  have been sleeping . He  has been sleeping . She  has been sleeping . It  has been sleeping . NEGATIVE I  have not been sleeping . You  have not been sleeping . We  have not been sleeping . They  have not been sleeping . He  has not been sleeping . She  has not been sleeping . It  has not been sleeping . INTERROGATIVE Have  I  been sleeping ? Have  you  been sleeping ? Have  we  been sleeping ? Have  they  been sleeping ? Has  he  been sleeping ? Has  she  been sleeping ? Has  it  been sleeping ?

Present Perfect Continuous

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FORM [has/have + been + present participle] Examples: You  have been waiting  here for two hours. Have  you  been waiting  here for two hours? You  have not been waiting  here for two hours. AFFIRMATIVE - NEGATIVE - INTERROGATIVE FORMS http://inglesdenisemardegan.blogspot.com.br/2015/04/present-perfect-continuous-forms.html USE 1 Duration from the Past Until Now We use the Present Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. "For five minutes," "for two weeks," and "since Tuesday" are all durations which can be used with the Present Perfect Continuous. Examples: They  have been talking  for the last hour. She  has been working  at that company for three years. What  have  you  been doing  for the last 30 minutes? James  has been teaching  at the university since June. We  have been waiting  here for over two ho...

Run and its multiple meanings.

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Is English Language  extremely confusing and frustrating? (A língua inglesa pode ser extremamente confusa e frustrante?) I don´t think so, but I know that sometimes isn´t easy to understand words with multiple meanings. (Eu não acho, mas eu sei que algumas vezes não é fácil entender as palavras e seus sentidos multiplos.) Take the word  “run”  for example. It has 179 meanings according to  Dictionary.com  whilst the word  “take”   has 127 definitions! (Vamos ver ´pr exemp´lo a palavra "run". Ela tem 179 sentidos diferentes de acordo com o    Dictionary.com   enquanto a palavra "take" tem 127 definições.) Kaplan International Colleges     1. To Run - Verb (verbo) My dog loves to  run  about in the park ( move quickly with legs) (correr) She  runs  a very successful business ( manages ) (gerenciar) The bus company  runs   a regular weekend service ( offer a service ) (ofer...

Present Perfect - For and since

We use Present Perfect tense to talk about action which started in the past and continues up to the present. Examples    I have had this computer for about a year.    How long have you been at this school?    I haven't seen Julia since September. We use  for  with a period of time, for example:  a few days, half an hour, two years . We use  since  with the time when the action started, for example:  last year, June 8, I met you .