Everyone understands it. It still sounds wrong, and it is hard to say why. One rule: the time word decides the tense. Yesterday, last week, in 2019 are finished, so they take the simple past. Already, yet, ever, since, for reach into now, so they take the present perfect. The pair that makes it click: I lived in Spain for three years. You left. I have lived in Spain for three years. You are still there. Full lesson, plus five practice sentences with the answers: https://www.skool.com/supported-speaking-6347/classroom/3c005943?md=507580d682a8438aa47e13408a583a6b One question while you are here: I ___ my keys, I cannot find them. Which tense, and why?

Write one sentence, and you cannot use "fine", "good" or "okay".

What is one thing you are genuinely good at? Tell me why you think you are good at it. No modesty today. Say it out loud, then post it. Stuck? "I'm quite good at ... because ..."

Welcome. This is a place to use English, not to study it. There is one thing to do today, and it takes about two minutes. Introduce yourself in the comments. Three lines is enough. - Where are you writing from? - What do you need English for, now or later? - One thing you are good at, in any language. Not sure how to start? Use these: "Hi, I am ... and I am from ..." "I need English for ..." "I am good at ..." Two things about this place. Mistakes are welcome here. I would much rather read a message with five mistakes in it than not read your message at all. Nobody here is going to correct you unless you ask. Read one other introduction and reply to it. One reply. That is where a community starts, and it is also where your speaking starts, because writing to a real person is the closest thing to talking to one. If you want to make it harder, say your introduction out loud first, then type it. That small step is the whole point of this community. I read every introduction and I answer every one. See you in the comments, Lucas

What is one thing that happened today that you could describe in English right now? One sentence. Say it out loud first.