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  1. Were you practicing/Have you been practicing vs Did you practice ...

    Sep 5, 2020 · 3. Have you been practicing the song? These two version sound good to me. Were you practicing the song? sounds odd.

  2. I have been practising - WordReference Forums

    Nov 25, 2006 · The answer given above for "I have been practicing my French" = "Je m'exerce à parler français". However I have two questions if that's ok: 1. Is this really the most natural verb to use? Not …

  3. I need lots of practicing - WordReference Forums

    Feb 20, 2017 · Practicing law/to practice law is the goal of most law students. In the OP sentence I think that only the noun "practice" may be used. "You need a lot of practice/lots of practice". "Lots of …

  4. I have been practicing - WordReference Forums

    Aug 14, 2020 · I have been practicing - an activity that continues in the general present time, not necessarily at the moment of speaking. You may be at the moment in Uruguay, for 3 days, and say 'I …

  5. practicing my Spanish - WordReference Forums

    Aug 29, 2007 · HOw do you say, I'm practicing my spanish? Che Bella, don't forget that the dictionary is a great resource and you can find lots of answers there without opening a thread in the forum. At the …

  6. Pile practising medicine | WordReference Forums

    Dec 7, 2018 · It's a phrase in the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" Mindful of John Wesley's strictures on the use of many words in buying and selling, Simon made a pile practising medicine, but.... Please help …

  7. exercise vs. practise | WordReference Forums

    Jan 21, 2008 · the word exercise is very rarely used in this context in the UK. the word exercise was used a little when i was at school, many years ago- we had 'exercise books' in which we would write …

  8. I practice law. - WordReference Forums

    Sep 2, 2020 · Hi. Someone asked me what my job is. If my job is related to law. Is it idiomatic to reply "I practice law"?

  9. I'm on a call / in a call right now | WordReference Forums

    Apr 14, 2020 · Hi, I'm talking with a customer on the phone and a colleague of mine is asking a question via a messenger. What would be my response to the colleague in...

  10. They didn't go this year | WordReference Forums

    Apr 17, 2023 · Dear friends: I am practicing how to use mixed tenses, in the next exercise I am trying all the possibilities, but I am not sure about the rules: Sarah’s family didn’t go(not go) away on holiday …