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Can I use only 'around'? using Present Perfect tense
Which is correct?
a) I have studied English for around 1 year.
b) I have studied English around 1 year.
Jan 18, 2017 1:55 PM
Answers · 4
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A) is correct
We might say it more like, "I have been studying English for about a year."
January 18, 2017
1
The first one is the most correct, although it still isn't a perfect sentence.
I would rather say:
I have been studying English for approximately/about a year.
Remember, the use of 'have been' makes this sentence present perfect progressive tense (which describes an action that began in the past, continues in the present, and may continue into the future).
January 18, 2017
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