Apartment viewing: PPC mixed (B1)
Visita de piso con más de 20 PPC. Lectura B1 con traducción.
Viewing an Apartment We Have Been Considering for Weeks
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Practica have been + -ing con baja densidad en narrativa de vivienda. Fase mixed.
Nivel: B1Tema: Present Perfect Continuous: have been + -ing — buscar piso; 20+ ejemplos
I am Victor. My partner Lena and I have been considering a second-floor apartment on Cedar Lane for weeks, and yesterday we finally attended an viewing with the estate agent.
We have been searching online since spring after our landlord announced a rent increase we were unwilling to accept. Listings have been appearing slowly in our price range, so this flat caught our attention when a friend has been mentioning the quiet street at a barbecue last month.
The agent greeted us and said previous tenants have been leaving because they bought a house nearer to family. She unlocked the door and explained the building has been undergoing exterior painting, which explains scaffolding we have been noticing from the pavement.
Inside, natural light filled the living room. Lena has been wanting a balcony for herbs, and this unit has been offering a narrow rail planters would fit on easily. I have been measuring mentally while she has been imagining tomatoes and basil in summer sun.
The kitchen has been showing age, yet cabinets have been solid and drawers have been sliding smoothly. The agent said owners have been accepting offers that include modest renovation budgets, which matches plans we have been discussing with a contractor friend.
Bedrooms faced the courtyard, away from street noise commuters have been generating at rush hour. We opened windows and heard birds rather than traffic, a change from our current place where trams have been shaking glasses on shelves each morning.
We asked about heating costs tenants have been paying last winter. The agent shared figures neighbors have been reporting in a recent owners meeting. Numbers have been reasonable compared with drafts we have been feeling in our present flat.
After the tour we walked to the nearby park Lena has been reading about online. Families have been picnicking on grass, and a small market has been setting up stalls for Saturday shoppers. Location has been feeling practical for commutes we have been mapping on transit apps.
At home we reviewed photos I have been taking during the visit. Lena has been listing pros and cons on paper while I have been checking lease terms the agent emailed. We have been considering the apartment for weeks, and yesterday's viewing has been moving the decision from imagination toward something we might sign soon.
Choosing a home takes time. We have been weighing comfort, cost, and commute together, knowing whichever choice we make will shape mornings we have been sharing for years ahead.
We have been searching online since spring after our landlord announced a rent increase we were unwilling to accept. Listings have been appearing slowly in our price range, so this flat caught our attention when a friend has been mentioning the quiet street at a barbecue last month.
The agent greeted us and said previous tenants have been leaving because they bought a house nearer to family. She unlocked the door and explained the building has been undergoing exterior painting, which explains scaffolding we have been noticing from the pavement.
Inside, natural light filled the living room. Lena has been wanting a balcony for herbs, and this unit has been offering a narrow rail planters would fit on easily. I have been measuring mentally while she has been imagining tomatoes and basil in summer sun.
The kitchen has been showing age, yet cabinets have been solid and drawers have been sliding smoothly. The agent said owners have been accepting offers that include modest renovation budgets, which matches plans we have been discussing with a contractor friend.
Bedrooms faced the courtyard, away from street noise commuters have been generating at rush hour. We opened windows and heard birds rather than traffic, a change from our current place where trams have been shaking glasses on shelves each morning.
We asked about heating costs tenants have been paying last winter. The agent shared figures neighbors have been reporting in a recent owners meeting. Numbers have been reasonable compared with drafts we have been feeling in our present flat.
After the tour we walked to the nearby park Lena has been reading about online. Families have been picnicking on grass, and a small market has been setting up stalls for Saturday shoppers. Location has been feeling practical for commutes we have been mapping on transit apps.
At home we reviewed photos I have been taking during the visit. Lena has been listing pros and cons on paper while I have been checking lease terms the agent emailed. We have been considering the apartment for weeks, and yesterday's viewing has been moving the decision from imagination toward something we might sign soon.
Choosing a home takes time. We have been weighing comfort, cost, and commute together, knowing whichever choice we make will shape mornings we have been sharing for years ahead.
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Present Perfect Continuous: have been + -ing — buscar piso; 20+ ejemplos
Practica have been + -ing con baja densidad en narrativa de vivienda. Fase mixed.
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