Writing Prompt ~ Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Mrs. Jane: "Good morning, Della! I have been searching for a candidate like you all week by seeing your resume. Now, I want you introduce yourself, time is yours.."
Dellamitha: "Good morning, Madam! Thank you. My name is Dellamitha Arifiah. I like teaching very much. I have been teaching Mathematics for over three years privately. I have been studying Mathematics in the university of ABC for four years and I will have been graduated by the end of this month.
Mrs. Jane: Ok. Tell me what do you think about children?
Dellamitha: I have been learning about the characteristic of children since I was in senior high school. I taught my younger brothers and sisters. I found that they always want to have fun and play a game like competition. Therefore, I have been practicing so many ways to make children interested with Math for the last two years.
Mrs. Jane: What about your goal? What is your goal of teaching?
Dellamitha: My goal is to make them understand what they need to be understood and what they ask. I know some institution must be really strict to children that they should get good mark. But I think study is not only about good mark. I have believed in this principle since I taught for the first time. Good marks follow after doing our best.
Mrs. Jane: I see. I have been observing so many tutors who easily get angry with children who are lazy to study. What do you think?
Dellamitha: I have also been watching that kind of teacher. I think I should ask them personally why they are lazy and give them spirit to study again.
Mrs. Jane: What about your parents? Do they live with you?
Dellamitha: No, my parents live in another town, while I have been living here in a room since 2011.
Mrs. Jane: How will you get here if you are working here?
Dellamitha: Oh, I will use my motorcycle. I have been using that motorcycle since the first time I stayed here.
Mrs. Jane: How big is your hope to work here?
Dellamitha: Mm, I have been waiting to work here since the second year I was here. But that time, I hadn't had any experience yet. I like the system of teaching here, and it's near my place. I can reach here fast and easily anytime I am requested to come teaching. So, it's a big hope for me to be accepted as a tutor here.
Mrs. Jane: Ok. Recently, this institution have been improving the new method of teaching and it will take time more than you supposed. What do you think?
Dellamitha: I think I will do my best to teach children and if the method is great, why not?
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Thanks for reading and do correction please..:))
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Dear setareh,, here is the answer for you... I hope it can help you...
Source: https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-m_vmwct_1.htm
Thank you so much for noticing me. :))
Dear Mr.Bob,, thank you so much for your presence here. Your guidance is so precious to me.
I remembered a song from Evanescence that using the verb "I have been believing in ....". So, I was bold to write the same pattern and follow your first guidance. And you guided me again,, then I was a little confused. I'm so curious to know, so I was searching for a certain answer. Then come my decision to change the words agreeing your opinion.
Thank you again, Mr.Bob. for your guidance and your generosity..:))
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Good blog, Onee-chan. Present perfect and present perfect continuous tenses are very good to know. "I have believed this since I taught for the first" time would sound better than "I have been believing this..." ( in my opinion).
Hello Samuel,, thanks a bunch for your attention and your very nice comment. I'm happy to know it's useful. You can try it too, Samuel.. Keep on learning! me too. :))
I hope a Native Speaker would convince my doubt soon. :)
First, I hope that you are now in a good health. This blog is a wonderful and very useful training. We are lucky for your presence and Lady Anne at this site. Thanks for Sharing.
setareh,, thank you for your notice. Actually I'm doubt about "have been seeing".
I gave "since" as time signal in "I have been believing", so it means I believe it since that time until now that maybe something can broke what I believe.hehe... I wonder too if I'm wrong. I hope someone who is Fluent or Advanced in English here can help me to correct it. :)
If in that case, I might change the words to "I have been holding" this principle..
Thank you so much for reading and appreciating my work, Setareh..:)
Hehe, you're right, Lady Anne. Actually, I'm afraid with this addiction. :D Ok, I'll listen to your advice, my loving friend.:))
Whatt? please...I only use her name, Lady Anne..:D
Thank you for your reply and your attention.. :))
What a genius girl! A girl of 10 can answer something like this? Oh my, where can I find her, Onee-chan? I will surely hire her even without the interview, hahaha!
Welcome Onee-chan. You are working 24/7 again in EC. Be watchful of your health, my dear! This addiction might drain up your energy again, hihihi!
Just a reminder from your loving friend!
Dear Lady Anne,, :))
I'm very glad to have you here, teacher... Thank you very much for your compliment. Yes, it's based on my experience, but I added some there to make it more interesting. :)
Actually, Dellamitha is the name of my niece, she is still 10 years old :)
Oh, I forget about searching for. Thank you again for your great work correcting me. I will fix it soon.... Have a good day for you always, Lady Anne..:))
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