Application goal: Describing a period that continues now.
Use the past simple with a finished time such as yesterday. Use the present perfect when a present connection matters and no finished past time is specified.
Context: Changing work habits. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Use the past simple with a finished time such as yesterday. Use the present perfect when a present connection matters and no finished past time is specified.
Context: Changing work habits. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Practical examples
For five years, I worked in a busy city office.
عملت خمس سنوات في مكتب مزدحم في المدينة.
I left that job when our department moved.
تركت تلك الوظيفة عندما انتقل قسمنا.
Since then, I have worked mainly from home.
منذ ذلك الحين، أعمل غالبًا من المنزل.
I have learned to organise my day more carefully.
تعلمت تنظيم يومي بعناية أكبر.
At first, I missed speaking to colleagues in person.
في البداية، افتقدت الحديث مع الزملاء وجهًا لوجه.
We have recently started meeting at a shared workspace every Friday.
بدأنا مؤخرًا اللقاء في مساحة عمل مشتركة كل جمعة.