Is it correct to say...? 1. I can't seem to have a constant effort to learn English 2. You have to face up to your problems 3. If you face up to your boss, you can lose your job 3. They can't see t

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Is it correct to say...? 1. I can't seem to have a constant effort to learn English 2. You have to face up to your problems 3. If you face up to your boss, you can lose your job 3. They can't see to play togheter with good results

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Is it correct to say...?

1. I can't seem to have a constant effort to learn English

Contrary to what you might have been told, this is not correct. You can make (fare) an effort, or you can maintain an effort, but you cannot "have" (avere) an effort.

2. You have to face up to your problems

This is correct. "You have to face your problems" or "You have to deal with your problems" are other ways of saying this.

3. If you face up to your boss, you can lose your job

This is also correct. "Confront" is another word that you could use for this in place of "face up".

3. They can't see to play togheter together with good results

I think that you made a typo there; I suspect you meant They can't seem..." (non sembrano) rather than "they can't see" (non vedono). I'm not sure about the meaning of the sentence, though. You don't normally seek "results" from playing; playing is the result. You may have meant that They can't seem to play well together; that is, they do not enjoy the experience and do not enjoy each other's company.

One might also say .... I can't seem to make a constant/continued effort to learn English.... meaning that my efforts at learning it are constantly broken by TV or work or laziness etc.

I'm not completely clear on your meaning here. Some options: I can't seem to maintain my motivation to learn English I can't seem to keep up the effort of learning English I have difficulty trying to learn English I can't maintain the effort of learning English The part that is hard to understand is the phrase "to have a constant effort" Good luck!

I can't seem to have a constant effort to learn English. That is correct. You could write it many ways and mean the same thing. What is the problem, I know it isn't you. If I can help then I will try. English is a differcult language but so is yours and you mastered that. Anything seems impossible when you begin but we all started somewhere. Remember that English is your second language and will never be as good as your first. It isn't meant to be. English just happens to be a popular language in many countries and I assume that you are learning it to communicate with other English speakers like myself. So if I can help I will try.

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