▲没错,lately和recently都通常与完成时连用。如:
Have you seen her lately? 你最近见过她吗?
I haven’t had enough sleep lately. 我近来睡眠不足。
The Chinese market has opened up recently. 中国市场最近开放了。
These measures have only been recently introduced. 这些措施是刚刚实施的。
▲但它们也可连用一般过去时。如:
They recently put my rent up. 他们最近提高了我的租金。
A sad accident happened at Madame Blaosky’s lately. 布劳斯基夫人家不久前发生了一件令人伤心的事。
▲若是连用一般现在时,则通常用于lately,一般不用recently。如:
He doesn’t like watching TV lately. 他近来不喜欢看电视。
We used to visit London once a week, but lately we go there twice a week. 我们过去总是每周去一次伦敦,但最近我们每周去两次。
▲注意:lately和recently都通常不用于将来,如:
最近我们要去巴黎。
不说:We will go to Paris lately [recently].
而说:We will go to Paris soon.