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Hi Rob,

It鈥檚 so nice to look at the pictures of London. I was there four months ago. I can鈥檛 describe how deeply I鈥檓 impressed with London! It鈥檚 been one of the brightest experiences. And now I dream about visiting London again.
Regarding the photo of islands I had no idea what it was and searched in the Internet. I was very surprised to know that it鈥檚 the UK. It was interesting to learn about this part of Britain. These isles look very attractive in the picture taken from the helicopter. And I guess that the most beautiful view is during the season of blossoming of daffodils.

This is my homework:
1. I haven鈥檛 read any good books for a long time.
2. Have you seen her recently?
3. We haven鈥檛 gone to the cinema for a long time.
4. 鈥淲here is Mum?鈥� 鈥淪he鈥檚 just gone to the shop. She鈥檒l be back in five minutes.鈥�

Rob, can you explain whether it has to be the capital letter in the word 鈥榤um鈥� or not.

Take care.
Tatiana, St. Petersburg, Russia

Hello Rob,

I am here for the first time and i like this site very much. I am here to improve my english and meet other people.

My homework:
1:I haven't read any good books for a long time.
2: Have you seen her recently?
3:We haven`t gone to the cinema for a long time.
4: Where is mum? She's just gone to the shops. She'll be back in five minutes.

Thanks Rob,

I always make mistake in present perfect. So this is useful for me to know that we use present perfect in describing or asking for experiences.

蜜芽传媒work Answers :-
1. "I haven't read any good books since a long time."
2. "Have you seen her recently?"
3. "We haven't gone to the cinema for a long time."
4. "Where's mum? She's just gone to the shops. She'll be back in five minutes."

Waiting for the answers :)

Rob, please, teach more about present perfect. My native language is Portuguese. We don't use this form often and absolutely not in this case you've showed, which is when we talk about life experience.

So, these were my answers:

1. I haven't read any good books for a long time.

2. Have you seen her recently?

3. We haven't gone to the cinema for a long time.

4. Where's mum? She's just gone to the shops. She'll be back in five minutes.

Thanks a lot and a hello from Brazil

PH

Hello Rob,

The pictures are so nice, I have enjoyed them so much. In fact, I would like to visit London very soon.

There are my answers for the homework:

1. I haven't read any books for a long time.
2. Have you seen her recently?
3. We haven't gone to the cinema for a long time.
4. Where's mum? She's just gone to the shops. She'll be back in five minutes.

Thanks for your post.

Hi,

One speaks that the man learns through the entire life, but it is the truth. I had no idea that these islands are territory of the UK. I had to check on the Internet. I have never been in your country, but I think that I must make up leeway.
The last week before holidays is "a hot" week, shopping, last housework, baking, cooking and later two days of free time... And after that we start counting of the calories and applaying the diet, of course I am joking.... I premise that the beloved body never too much... The fabulous month unfortunately already slowly ends, but in a year we will be have next one maybe more interesting.... And now I get to the point, exactly to grammar...and again by guess...

1) "I haven't read any good books for a long time."
2) "Have you seen her recently?"
3) "We haven't gone to the cinema for a long time."
4) "Where's mum? She's just gone to the shops. She'll be back in five minutes."

Bye for now,
Maja from Poland

Hi Rob,

It's always exciting to read a new posting here. I enjoyed seeing your photographs of London and the Isles of Scilly as well. My apartment is near by the sea. So it makes me easy to go for a walk along the seashore and watch the changing mood and colour of it. Yes, like you I love places by the sea too. But this is in the big city crowded with people night and day. The Isles of Scilly looked quite different from mine. It's amazingly beautiful to look at... I have googled and found out that it is in the UK. ^^

My homwork today is,

1. I haven't read any good books for a long time.
2. Have you seen her recently?
3. We haven't gone to the cinema for a long time.
4. Where's mum? She's just gone to the shops. She'll be back in five minutes.

Thank you very much...Hope you have a good weekend.

Hi,


1. I haven't read any good books for a long time.
2. Have you seen her recently?
3. We haven't gone to the cinema for a long time.
4. Where's mum? She's just gone to the shops. She'll be back in five minutes.

Walldy from Poland

Hello Rob!

I have problem with this tense always :-)

1. "I haven't read any good books long time."

2. "Have you seen her recently?"

3. "We haven't gone to the cinema for a long time."

4. "Where's mum? She's just gone to the shops. She'll be back in five minutes."

Thank you !

Hi Rob, I've been looking at 蜜芽传媒 learning english website for a long time, however, I've just discovered the blogs. I love English and that's why I'm here. I want to learn more.
By the way, your photos are stunning. I was in London just for three days, but it was great!

1. "I haven't read any good books for a long time
2. "Have you seen her recently?"
3. "We gone to the cinema for a long time."
4. "Where's mum? She's just gone to the shops. She'll be back in five minutes."

Looking forward to your answers

Thank you

Maria

Hi Robe,

I enjoyed reading your blog, and also enjoyed your photos. I like your photos very much. I've been to England twice, but unfortunately I never been there during Christmas season. Your beautiful photos made me want to visit there right now. Of course I can't go now, but I really want to go near future.

Anyway, here are my answers your homework.


1. "I haven't read any good books for a long time"

2. "Have you seen her recently?"

3. "We haven't gone to the cinema for a long time."

4. "Where's mum? She's just gone to the shops. She'll be back in five minutes."

Thanks and best regards,

euo

Hi Rob,

Sorry I made a typo, of course your name is Rob not Robe.
I am really sorry.

euo

Hi Rob,

All the pictures are amazing but I specially like the Regents Street picture. I do visit London from time to time but I have never been there around this time of the year. It will be good to visit London around Christmas to see the atmosphere there. I don't really know where Isles of Scilly is but as everybody googled it and they say it's in the UK then it must be.

I enjoyed learning about present perfect tense. Actually, I do use the present perfect tense when I write but I never knew the exact rule of using it. So it is good to know when the present perfect tense is used.

Now coming to home work. I agree with the answers of the majority people which are:

"I haven't read any good books for a long time".

2. "Have you seen her recently?"

3. "We haven't gone to the cinema for a long time."

4. "Where's mum? She's just gone to the shops. She'll be back in five minutes."

Looking forward to your next post. We probably won't hear from you soon since Christmas so near. Happy Christmas to you and your family.

Take care

Varisha

Hi Rob,
London must be a special place, with a special characteristic of city. I have never visited your city. But, i hope someday i will go there.

These are my answers of the homework:
1. "I haven't read any good books for a long time."
2. "Have you seen her recently?"
3. "We haven't to the cinema for a long time."
4. "Where's mum? She's just gone to the shops. She'll be back in five minutes."

Thanks Rob

Hi Rob,
First thank you for your post and after that I have never heard about Isles of Scilly until I read your post. I was very impressed with the picture you embedded and for me It's going to be a must to go there. I imagine most of the visitors there, are British but am I right when I suppose that?.

My answers for the homework are:

1. b)
"I haven't read any good books ..."
b. for a long time

2. b)
"Have you ... her recently?"
b. seen

3. b)
"We ... to the cinema for a long time."
b. haven't gone

4. b)
"Where's mum? She's just ... to the shops. She'll be back in five minutes."
b. gone

Hi rob,
sorry but I can't take part in this blog as frequently as I'd like, because I have to work very hard every day and I can carve out some time to dedicate at my english studies with difficulty. But now I'm here and try to do the homework. I think:

1. "I haven't read any good books for a long time"

2. "Have you seen her recently?"

3. "We haven't gone to the cinema for a long time."

4. "Where's mum? She's just gone to the shops. She'll be back in five minutes."

Thanks
max

Hi Rob,
PLEASE forgive me for being a nuisance, but in your post you touched a sore spot again, writing ".... it's great to be able to look out in to a vast open space." I was immediately reminded of my and a fellow student's question of last July, which - alas - has never been answered. Okay, I'll try again - just copying the relevant passages from July 20th:
Quote: I noted that you avoided writing "into" in one word: "... pour it in to a mug....", "... putting a tea bag in to a cup..."
I'd been convinced that directions and destinations would be designated by "into" or "onto", as the case may be, in one word, but I'm a little uncertain now. Is this a point where the language is changing?

Thanks in advance for answering!
Elisabeth from Austria

Comment number 7.
At 12:15 20th Jul 2011, Les wrote:

Hello Elisabeth! Thank you for your comment and question for Rob!
Yes, Rob, honestly, I wrote 'in to' only because before that I'd read your post :). Usually, I write 'into' in such cases. So, I'm curious about 'in to' and 'into' too :).
End of quote.

Well, I CAN be insistent, can't I?
By the way, I just LOVE your photos! I guess anybody who has seen your shot of the Isles of Scilly will want to go there. I do.

All the best,
Elisabeth (Austria)

Hi Rob, thanks a bundle for your wonderful piece of writing about the Past Particle. However I have a little doubt that I'd like you to dispel. In the first of your exercise sentences might I even use the Present Perfect Continuous? That's:
"I haven't been reading any good books for a long time." What about the sentence number 3. I assume that in the latter case it's more difficult to make recourse to it because "going to the cinema" isn't an action which can be repeated until the present time. I think that using the Present Perfect Continuous would sound quite awkward in this case but I am sure about it as to the first example. Thanks a lot in advance for the kind reply you will surely give me.

I made a little distraction mistake in my earlier comment. I meant to say: "...I am not sure about it in reference to the first exercise".

Hi everybody and I'm so happy to share you on your blog this is first time I wrote here but I have been wretten since a week. I realy need help, I had seen London last year when I fly to America , it's tottaly magnificent place , and the picture trully charming , I never seen it befor.