Weekend catch-up: PPC mixed (B1)
Розмова друзів з 20+ PPC на фоні інших часів. B1 читання з перекладом.
Weekend Catch-Up Over Coffee and Pastries
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Тренує Present Perfect Continuous у змішаному діалоговому тексті. Mixed низька щільність.
Рівень: B1Тема: Present Perfect Continuous: have been + -ing — зустріч друзів; 20+ прикладів
I am Nora. On Saturday I met my friends Elise and Ben at a bakery we have loved since university. We ordered coffee and pastries, then found a table near the window where sunlight warmed the chipped mugs.
Elise said she has been working on a thesis chapter for weeks and has been feeling relieved since her advisor approved the latest draft on Thursday. She brought printed pages covered in notes she has been rewriting during early mornings before the office opens.
Ben told us he has been training for a half marathon this autumn. He has been running along the river three times weekly, and his watch shows he has been improving pace slowly since July. He ordered extra water because he had already completed a long run before meeting us.
I shared news about my new flat. I have been settling into the neighborhood since I moved last month, and I have been exploring shops owners have recommended in community forums online. Elise asked whether I have been meeting neighbors yet, and I said a couple upstairs have been inviting me for tea on Sundays.
We talked about a mutual friend who has been traveling in Portugal for six weeks. She has been sending photos from coastal towns where she has been studying photography in a short course. Ben laughed because she has been posting so many sunset images that their group chat has been filling with orange skies daily.
Elise mentioned her brother has been renovating a kitchen while living among boxes and temporary appliances. She has been helping him choose tiles on weekends, which explains why she has been arriving tired at Monday meetings lately.
Ben wondered whether our book club has been meeting regularly. I admitted we have been pausing during summer because members have been traveling, but we have been planning to restart in October with a novel everyone has been requesting for years.
Conversation flowed easily between updates and old jokes. The bakery has been playing the same jazz playlist for a decade, and we have been humming familiar tunes without thinking. Time passed quickly while rain started outside and the room grew cozy.
Before leaving we agreed to repeat the ritual monthly. Elise has been needing breaks from her desk, Ben has been wanting company after long runs, and I have been enjoying friendships that have been deepening through small rituals like this one.
Weekends matter when weekdays have been demanding. That morning reminded me how sharing ordinary progress has been keeping us connected even when projects have been pulling us in different directions.
Elise said she has been working on a thesis chapter for weeks and has been feeling relieved since her advisor approved the latest draft on Thursday. She brought printed pages covered in notes she has been rewriting during early mornings before the office opens.
Ben told us he has been training for a half marathon this autumn. He has been running along the river three times weekly, and his watch shows he has been improving pace slowly since July. He ordered extra water because he had already completed a long run before meeting us.
I shared news about my new flat. I have been settling into the neighborhood since I moved last month, and I have been exploring shops owners have recommended in community forums online. Elise asked whether I have been meeting neighbors yet, and I said a couple upstairs have been inviting me for tea on Sundays.
We talked about a mutual friend who has been traveling in Portugal for six weeks. She has been sending photos from coastal towns where she has been studying photography in a short course. Ben laughed because she has been posting so many sunset images that their group chat has been filling with orange skies daily.
Elise mentioned her brother has been renovating a kitchen while living among boxes and temporary appliances. She has been helping him choose tiles on weekends, which explains why she has been arriving tired at Monday meetings lately.
Ben wondered whether our book club has been meeting regularly. I admitted we have been pausing during summer because members have been traveling, but we have been planning to restart in October with a novel everyone has been requesting for years.
Conversation flowed easily between updates and old jokes. The bakery has been playing the same jazz playlist for a decade, and we have been humming familiar tunes without thinking. Time passed quickly while rain started outside and the room grew cozy.
Before leaving we agreed to repeat the ritual monthly. Elise has been needing breaks from her desk, Ben has been wanting company after long runs, and I have been enjoying friendships that have been deepening through small rituals like this one.
Weekends matter when weekdays have been demanding. That morning reminded me how sharing ordinary progress has been keeping us connected even when projects have been pulling us in different directions.
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Present Perfect Continuous: have been + -ing — зустріч друзів; 20+ прикладів
Тренує Present Perfect Continuous у змішаному діалоговому тексті. Mixed низька щільність.
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