New resolutions for the new year

Hello guys,

Let's talk about new year resolutions when the new year comes. Every year, as the new year approaches, everyone decides to make a new year resolution, or many new year resolutions. However, who keeps this (these) resolution(s)? I think only a few people do.

My new year resolutions for 2016 are to: 1. learn English, 2. learn how to play guitar and 3. take a course to succeed in the ACCA English exam.

But why don't we keep our new year resolutions? As far as I'm concerned, we're starting a tough project. We don't have the courage to complete such a difficult task (or break a bad habit), so we're always pushing it back for a later date. How many times have you said, "I'll start today." or "I'll do it tomorrow." or "It's going to take a long time for that"? 

That's what I kept saying about my English level until the day I actually needed to improve my level for work. So, you have to think twice before to putting off your goals until tomorrow. You have to take advantage of what you can do today.


What are your new year resolutions? Have you ever made a resolution and kept it? Why or why not?

Hi! You wrote really well. Thank you for your entry. I enjoyed reading it. To answer your question, my new year resolution this year is to improve my language skill of the languages that I know so far. Usually people in my country make a resolution to lose weight, save money or get engaged/married. This year, since I'm surrounded by many people from different countries and cultures, improving my language skill seems more important than the other resolutions I could have made. So, it will be easier for me to stick to it and get the job done! :) Have I ever made a resolutioin and kept it? Yes. Last year, my resolution was to stay open minded when returning back to the states after living overseas for 3 years. I was worried that I would constantly compare the country where I lived to the country where I was going. It seems that I was able to keep this resolution for the entire year. Yay me! Please message me if you have any questions about my corrections. Happy holidays!

New Year resolutions for the new year

Hello guys, 

Let's talk about new year resolutions when as the new year comes approaches. Every year, when the new year is coming, everyone takes makes a new resolution, or many new resolutions. However, who keep this (these) resolution(s)? I think just a few people.

My new resolutions for 2016 are, firstly learns to learn english, secondary secondly learns learn how to play guitar and thirdly takes take a course to succeed in the ACCA English exam.

But why we don't don't we keep ours new resolutions? As far as I'm concerned, we take a tough project it is a difficult task. The kind of project task that we don't have the courage to do in the on a typical day, and we always end up putting it back. Whoever says " ok I'll start or do it tomorrow. I get have a lot of time for that".

That's what I said about my English level until the day this level slapped me in the face at my job. As a result, you have to think twice before to you put things off until tomorrow, what when we can do them today, especially if you can take advantage of this;


What are you new year resolutions? Have you ever taken made a resolution and keep kept it ? (For this question, can I say: Do Did you ever taken make a resolution and keep it ? or Did you ever taken make a resolution and keep it? Had Have you ever taken made a resolution and keep kept it? Why or Why not)

Thanks for you explanations.

When talking about New Year's resolutions, you use the verb "to make", not "to take", so you "make a resolution", not "take a resolution."
When asking if someone has made a resolution and kept it, you would usually use the present perfect tense, which is "I have made, you have made, we have made, etc.", or you could use the past tense and say "Did you ever make a resolution and keep it", but you have to keep the same tense throughout, so if you use the present perfect tense, you must say "Have you ever made a resolution and kept it?". You use "kept" instead of "keep" because "kept" is the past particle, which is the form of a verb that you use with the present perfect tense. And if you just use the past tense, you say "Did you ever make a New Year's resolution and keep it". I hope this helps!