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Hi, I've been looking for a better and more stable job everyday.  Make a trip to New York.Are these sentences correct?

Hrsanei · Accepted Answer

No.

For present perfect continuous the time expression ,everyday, is not correct.

You have to say

I have been looking for a better and more stable job for the last two months / recently/for three months/since I got hired.

In your case present perfect continuous describes an action started in the past and continues to the present time and it is still in progress, therefore every day does not fit the context, you have to use a period of time for that.

If you insist on including everyday in your sentence,my understanding is that you can say I have been looking for a better and more stable job for the last two months every single day.

As for the second sentence, I don't see any problems in it, you can use make, take and go for trip.

I hope it helps

Regards.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

I've been looking for a better and more stable job every (space) day.

Make a trip to New York.
OK, but 'Take a trip' is a very commonly used verb. It depends on the context.

Clive

PreciousJones · Answer

What's the difference between every day and everyday?

So the present perfect tense can be used with every day?

PreciousJones · Answer

hrsaneiNo.
For present perfect continuous the time expression ,everyday, is not correct.

You have to say
I have been looking for a better and more stable job for the last two months / recently/for three months/since I got hired.

In your case present perfect continuous describes an action started in the past and continues to the present time and it is still in progress, therefore every day does not fit the context, you have to use a period of time for that.
If you insist on including everyday in your sentence,my understanding is that you can say I have been looking for a better and more stable job for the last two months every single day.

As for the second sentence, I don't see any problems in it, you can use make, take and go for trip.
I hope it helps
Regards.

So hrsanei is wrong? I can use present perfect in this situation?

Clive · Answer

Hi,

I go to work every day. every is an adjective, day is a noun.

This is my everyday sweater. everyday is an adjective
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The tense is Present Perfect Continuoous.

It is often used for new, temporary habits.
eg I've been doing a lot of reading every day ( for the last two months ).

The period is often omitted from the sentence, either because the listener knows it, or because it is not important to the conversation.

Clive

Clive

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