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I'm single after breaking up with Tom last year.
I have been single after breaking up with Tom last year.
Which is more natural?
Do you use both?
Thanks in advance!
27 lis 2024 07:52
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Hi!
The first is more natural because you're focussing on your current state. You might add the word still if you wanted to emphasise that it's been a long time. For example, "I'm still single after breaking up with Tom last year."
For the present perfect, we'd usually add a time duration. For example, "I've been single for a year now after I broke up with Tom."
Hope this helps!
27 listopada 2024
Both are fine. It depends what you want to emphasize:
"I am single" reveals your state right now.
"I have been single" describes your current *experience* of being single. "Since" would be better than "after".
28 listopada 2024
“I’m single, having broken up with Tom last year” would sound more natural, and how a native speaker would say it.
27 listopada 2024
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arabski, chiński (mandaryński), angielski, niemiecki, koreański, hiszpański
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angielski
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