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5 Avoid Common Mistakes A
1. Use correct subject-verb agreement when forming the present perfect.
have
Young people has always gone to college with high expectations.
2. Use the present perfect (not the present perfect progressive) for a time period that
starts in the past and is completed.
finished
He has been finishing two books since last week.
3. Remembertoinclude been for the present perfect progressive.
been
The definition of success has dhanging over the years.
4.Use the present perfect progressive (not the present progressive) for actions that
began in the past and are still continuing.
has been
He is studying for sixhours, and he refuses to stop.
Editing Task
Find and correct eight more mistakes in the paragraphs about a student's success in
his job.
Iam a college student by day and a sous-chef' by night. My studies are important,
has
but
my restaurant job have taught me what I really need to know about success. I am
working in the kitchen of Da Lat, a French-Vietnamese bistro, for three years, and the job
has been a wonderful experience for me because I have learned many new skills.
「sous-chef: the head chef's assistant
