How do we use recently?

She recently graduated from college. I was going to paint the room white, but more recently I’ve been considering a light blue. I saw him recently for the first time in many years. Only recently did they decide to move.

Has recently or have recently?

Both sentences are correct. You can choose the simple past (“I recently bought a mobile”), and you can choose the present perfect (“I have recently bought a mobile”).

What is the difference between recently and lately?

Recently is defined as ‘not long ago’ while lately is defined as ‘recently or in the recent past’.

What tense do we use lately?

perfect tense
Lately is usually used with a perfect tense of the verb. Look also at the idioms be too late (at the adjective) and too late (at the adverb).

Is Lately past tense?

Lately is usually used with a perfect tense of the verb. Look also at the idioms be too late (at the adjective) and too late (at the adverb). Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press!

How long is lately?

Lately is an adverb that covers the immediate past, a period of time that wasn’t too long ago. A more old-fashioned way to say lately is “of late.” Though this word has had its current meaning since the fifteenth century, it originally meant “slow or sluggish.”

Which tense is used with recently?

Present perfect progressive

Is recently and lately same?

Can we use lately in present tense?

Yes, you can use ‘lately’ with the present tense but not the present simple. I would use a different verb with your example sentence – why have bad things been happening a lot lately.

What tense is used with lately?

What is the difference between lately and recently?

What does Lately mean?

recently
Definition of lately : of late : recently has been friendlier lately.

Is more recently grammatically correct?

More recently means more recent than the 1960s. If it just said recently, there wouldn’t be any reference to the 1960s. But since the 1960s had already passed when this was originally published, everything is more recent than the 1960s, so it really wouldn’t make a difference either way.

Is until recently correct?

“Until recently, we hadn’t eaten at home” is correct, meaning that until recently we had never once eaten at home. “Until recently, we didn’t eat at home” is correct as well.

Which is more formal lately or recently?

Lastly, lately seems more formal while recently can be used in every situation. P.S. The Ngram shows that since the 1870s there has been a noticeable decline in the use of the word lately and a corresponding rise in the use of the word recently.

Can we use lately with past simple?

However, ‘recently’ can be used for a single event in the simple past, whereas ‘lately’ can’t.

Can we use lately with present perfect?

The adverbs yet, already, just, recently, lately, ever and never are commonly used in Present Perfect sentences to express the regularity or continuity of an action or activity.

Which verb is used with recently?

Can you use lately and recently in the same sentence?

If an action is habitual or repetitive, either word is fine; in that case, “lately” and “recently” can be used interchangeably: “Crimes against grammar have decreased by 32% lately/recently.” “Lately/Recently, there has been a spike in people’s interest in the Oxford comma.”

What is the difference between’recently’and’lately’?

RECENTLY : during the period of time that has just passed : not long ago. LATELY : in the recent period of time. When used with pr. perfect, the difference is mainly structural. While they can both be positioned at the beginning or end of a sentence, only “recently” can split the verb (i.e. “have recently taken”).

Is it grammatically correct to say I went to the library recently?

“I went to the library lately” is ungrammatical, but “I’ve been going to the library a lot lately” is fine. (“I went to the library recently” and “I’ve been going to the library a lot recently” are also both fine.)