"Job well done" in present continous and "pretty good"

[queux]

Good day!

Are these sentences acceptable?

1. "I'm sure you are doing a job well done."
I think 'a job well done' is for something that has been done already.

2. "You did pretty good."


Thank you for your help.

 

[tedtmc]

Good day!

Are these sentences acceptable? No.

1. "I'm sure you are doing a job well done."
I think 'a job well done' is for something that has been done already.

I'm sure you're doing a good job.
I'm sure you're doing the job well.

2. "You did pretty good."
You did pretty well.


Thank you for your help.

not a teacher

 

[BobK]

Good day!

Are these sentences acceptable?

1. "I'm sure you are doing a job well done.":cross:
I think 'a job well done' is for something that has been done already.:up: - 'done' is a past participle, and can't refer to the future (except in a specialized case like 'I want my steak to be well done.')

2. "You did pretty good." OK, but informal - it would be marked wrong in a written exam of academic English. More formally you would use 'well'. In an even less formal version, people referring to the performance of a footballer (or other sportsman) say 'the boy done good' (rather than 'did well').


Thank you for your help.

;-)

b

 

[Raymott]

I'm sure you're doing a good job.
I'm sure you're doing the job well.

The first is colloquial and common. The second would be unusual.