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Have been living here: PPC (B1)

Квартира з осені з 40+ have been living, have been exploring. B1 читання з перекладом.

We Have Been Living in This Apartment Since Last Autumn

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Рівень: B1Тема: Present Perfect Continuous: have been + -ing — життя з осені; 40+ прикладів
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I am Hannah. My partner Luis and I have been living in this apartment since last autumn, and the rooms have been feeling more like home with each month we have been spending here.

We have been exploring the neighborhood while seasons have been changing outside our windows. In October we have been discovering bakeries and parks we have been visiting on Sunday walks. Winter evenings we have been cooking soups and have been inviting friends who have been bringing wine and board games.

Since moving in we have been adjusting small habits to fit the space. Luis has been organizing tools in the hallway closet while I have been labeling kitchen shelves we have been sharing during busy mornings. We have been learning which radiators have been heating fastest and which floorboards have been creaking at night.

Our landlord has been responsive when issues have been appearing. When the shower pressure has been dropping in January, a plumber has been arriving within two days. When a window latch has been sticking during windy weeks, maintenance has been fixing it before cold air has been spreading through the bedroom.

We have been meeting neighbors in the stairwell and at the recycling bins downstairs. Mrs Ali has been gardening on the shared terrace where tomatoes have been ripening slowly in pots she has been watering daily. A student upstairs has been practicing violin, and we have been enjoying soft melodies that have been drifting through the ceiling on quiet nights.

Both of us have been working partly from home since spring. I have been setting up a desk near the balcony where light has been staying bright until late afternoon. Luis has been joining video calls from the living room while I have been taking notes in the bedroom to avoid background noise.

We have been saving for furniture we have been wanting since before we signed the lease. Last month we have been buying a bookshelf that has been holding novels we have been collecting from secondhand shops nearby. Each piece has been making the apartment reflect personalities we have been expressing gradually.

Friends have been asking whether we have been planning to move again soon. We tell them we have been feeling settled here because the location has been fitting our routines. Luis has been biking to his office, and I have been reaching the library where I volunteer on foot within fifteen minutes.

On rainy days we have been listening to storms against the windows and have been reading aloud to each other. Those simple evenings have been reminding us why we have been choosing this place after months of searching listings online.

We have been living in this apartment since last autumn, and we have been building memories in rooms that once felt empty. Every season has been adding another layer of comfort we have been grateful to share.

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Present Perfect Continuous: have been + -ing — життя з осені; 40+ прикладів

Тренує PPC з since для тривалого стану з теперішньою актуальністю. Notice.

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