Hi my friends

Hi my name is Hobert, I'm from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil but I have been living in Rio Grande since July 2013 with my wife. My dream is to study in Canada at the College for Technology in Calgary. I search am looking for friends to learn English and teach Portuguese.

Hello Hobert,

I'm sure you are in the right place to find friends to help you with your English.

There are a few mistakes in your post which I have corrected.

1. If you are talking about an action which started in the past and continues until now, we use the present perfect continuous. (have + been + verb-ing) You did use 'since' correctly - since a point in time, for a length of time.

2. As there is only one College of Technology in Calgary, you should use 'the' as it is concrete. If there are several and you should use 'a' (a = 1 of many)

3. You can say 'I am searching for' or 'I am looking for' but the second is less formal.

Hope this helps