Blackouts in Venezuela
Hi ! I want to share a little bit about this situation that is happening in my country since March 7th, that day the entire country had a blackout that lasted 6 days, no internet, no water, no telephone service, it had been a nightmare, after that the power has been unstable, sometimes we have only 30 minutes of power per day, or 2 or 3 hours per day or depends on the place we can stay days without power, it's not possible have the normal rutine in these conditions.
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Blackouts in Venezuela
Hi ! I want to share a little bit about this situation that is happening in my country since March 7th, that day the entire country had a blackout that last 6 days, no internet, no water, no telephone service, it had been was a nightmare. After that the power has been unstable, sometimes we had have only 30 minutes of power per day, or 2 or 3 hours per day or depends depending on the place we can stay days without power. It's not possible have the normal rutine routine in these conditions.Muy bien! Tenga cuidado con los tiempos de los verbos. Es una situación deplorable en su país.
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Blackouts in Venezuela
Hi ! I want to share a little bit about this situation that is happening in my country since March 7th, that day the entire country had a blackout that lasted 6 days, no internet, no water, no telephone service, it had been a nightmare, after that the power has been unstable, sometimes we have only 30 minutes of power per day, or 2 or 3 hours per day or depends on the place we can stay days without power, it's not possible have the normal rutine in these conditions.Here I would say: I want to share a little bit about the situation that has been happening in my country since March 7th: (use past perfect progressive tense when something started in the past and is still going on continuously to the present. )
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The Blackouts in Venezuela
Hi, Everyone! I want to share a bit about the situation that has been happening in Venezuela since March 7. On that day, the entire country experienced the start of a blackout that lasted for six full days--no internet, no water, no telephone service--it was a nightmare! Since then, the power supply has been very unstable, sometimes we have only 30 minutes of power, in total, per day, or power only for two or three hours per day, or, depending on the location, we can go for days without any power at all.
It is simply not possible to have a normal routine or to live our lives in these conditions.*
Hi, Carolina. Good job! The changes that I made were to allow your sentences to sound more natural to my native ears, to clarify and explain your ideas, and for ease of reading. Apologies if I misinterpreted your thoughts! I hope that this helps you. J.
*In another post, someone had listed how low inflation is in his country when compared to the worse one—yours! I am truly sad to learn of your plight, and can only hope that the days ahead are better. Please accept my best wishes for you and your country. Thanks for sharing, as well as keeping us here on italki, and by extension, the rest of the world, informed…
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Blackouts in Venezuela
Hi ! I want to share a little bit about this the situation that is happening in my country since March 7th, that the day the entire country had a blackout that lasted 6 days, no internet, no water, no telephone service. It had been was a nightmare. After that the power has been unstable, sometimes we have only 30 minutes of power per day, or 2 or 3 hours per day, or depending on the place we can stay days without power, it's not possible to have the a normal routine in these conditions.Buen trabajo. Gracias por escribiendo sobre la situación en tu país. Lo siento mucho.
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