Priorities
to deal with, to address (collocates strongly with “problems/issues”); anpacken, angehen
to tackle
to go through, to experience; erfahren, durchgehen
to undergo
excellent, very good
outstanding
Use the present perfect continuous correctly in a sentence
I have been reading "Gravity's Rainbow" by Thomas Pynchon.
(adj.) that cannot continue at the same rate; untragbar, nicht nachhaltig
unsustainable
to knock down, to tear down; abreißen
to demolish
more important than anything else
paramount
What are the signal words for the present perfect?
JEANY
Just/Ever/Always/Already/Never/Yet
something that motivates or encourages someone to do something; Anreiz
incentive
the state of too much traffic, up the point where you cannot move anymore; Verkehrsüberlastung
congestion
simple and easy; uncomplicated and easy to do or understand; another meaning of the word: (about a person) direct, honest
straightforward
What are the uses of the present perfect
1. Life experiences
2. Action/state completed before now but relevant in the present
3. Ongoing action/state started before now
area of responsibility; Aufgabenbereich
remit
to do very well; gedeihen
to flourish
small, insufficient; often used for an amount: "a ____ salary/sum of money"
paltry
Which are the narrative tenses? What are they used for?
All the past Tenses (Simple Past, Past Perfect, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous)
income and spending (used for organizations)
revenue & expenditure
to go up by a lot; hochschnellen
to soar
another word for "bad"; not good enough or too low in quality
inadequate
What are aspects? What does each aspect communicate?
Simple: actions viewed as single (consecutive), complete, permanent, or repeated
Perfect: Action completed or started before another action (or before time of reference) – result often relevant at the time of reference
Continuous: Ongoing, temporary, or repeated actions in progress at the time of reference or when something else happens
Perfect Continuous: Continuous or repeated actions which take place for a period of time before or leading up to another action or time of reference