Das Present Perfect Continuous (auch oft ‘Present Perfect Progressive’ genannt) wird als Zeit der Gegenwart angesehen, da es einen starken Bezug zum Jetzt aufweist. Im Vordergrund steht bei dieser Zeitform die Handlung, die damit betont werden soll
via Verwendung des Present Perfect Continuous (Die Verlaufsform des Perfekt).
We use the Present Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now.
via ENGLISH PAGE – Present Perfect Continuous.
We also don’t have this tense in German like that, which is why it can be such a difficult concept to master.
Learning verb tenses is one of the most important tasks in any language learning. There are a number of resources at the site that will help you learn tense rules, practice using verbs in different tenses, read sample sentences in a variety of tenses, teach tenses in class, and more.
In ‘First Sight, Second Thoughts’, we hear about life in Britain as seen through the eyes of her immigrant population, people from many different cultures and countries. In this series from 1999, we discover if their ‘first sights’ of Britain matched their expectations. Immigrants from India, Guyana, Mexico, Germany, Pakistan, Botswana and Iran tell us about their first impressions.
via Learning English – Talk about English – First Sight, Second Thoughts.
Comprehensive materials for intermediate to advanced ESL learners from the BBC World Service. Uses simplified news stories to present English in context.
Idioms, Proverbs, Expressions and Interesting Words
Words and Their Stories in VOA Special English (ESL/EFL) Idioms & Phrases.
The Voice of America, founded in 1942, is among the world’s most trusted sources of news and information. VOA is a multi media broadcasting organization based in Washington, D.C. It provides worldwide news, features, cultural, sports, entertainment, and English learning programs over the radio, television, and the Internet. VOA’s radio and television programs as well as its Internet content are available in 44 languages.
Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930, is a web-based collection of historical materials from Harvard’s libraries, archives, and museums that documents voluntary immigration to the United States from the signing of the Constitution to the onset of the Great Depression. Concentrating heavily on the 19th century, Immigration to the US includes over 400,000 pages from more than 2,200 books, pamphlets, and serials, over 9,600 pages from manuscript and archival collections, and more than 7,800 photographs. By incorporating diaries, biographies, and other writings capturing diverse experiences, the collected material provides a window into the lives of ordinary immigrants.
In addition to thousands of items that are now accessible to any Internet user, the collection includes contextual information on voluntary immigration and quantitative data. The site offers additional links to related digital resources on immigration to the US, including vital materials on the African diaspora.
Open Collections Program: Immigration to the US – , 1789-1930.
I wrote a chapter for a book that will be published in 2012, about “The Re-Made World of Fanfic Trailer” – and since the internet is a fickle medium I will keep track of the videos I discuss (or close alternatives, in case they vanish), on here. Here is some information about one of the trailer I discuss: The Crown of the Summer Court (Merlin vid).
I wrote a chapter for a book that will be published in 2012, about “The Re-Made World of Fanfic Trailer” – and since the internet is a fickle medium I will keep track of the videos I discuss (or close alternatives, in case they vanish), on here. Here is some information about one of the trailer I discuss: Accidental Memory In The Case Of Death (Merlin vid).