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Why present perfect in “When the night has come”?
In the song “Stand by Me”, we see a sentence like “when the night has come.”
I was taught that in a when clause, we use the past tense, yet the present perfect has been used in the sentence cited ...
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5answers
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“By the time”: what time case to choose?
I have the following sentence that I doubt about what time to choose:
By the time they are in their late teens, their ability to learn ____.
What should I use?
is lessening
lessens
lessened
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1answer
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Present simple vs. present perfect
I'm doing a key word transformation and I've come to this sentence:
There aren't any eggs left.
"We ____ eggs".
I should complete the sentence with 2–5 words using the word "run".
At first I ...
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2answers
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“I got it covered” vs “I've got it covered” [closed]
Which of the two sentences is correct and why:
I got it covered.
or
I've got it covered.
Edit:
I am referring to usage that implies that you have something under control:
Sally: Did ...
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3answers
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Present Simple instead of Present Perfect
I have come across interesting cases several times where the Present Simple is used instead of the Present Perfect. For example:
1) Lately I get the feeling that I am not so much being pulled down as ...
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1answer
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“There are several reasons proposed for the collapse of the bridge.”
There are several reasons proposed for the collapse of the bridge.
Is this present simple tense or the present perfect tense? I thought it might be the latter since there is a retrospective ...
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2answers
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Past simple or present perfect? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Present perfect for past action with present effect
Is this sentence correct? What exactly does it mean?
Person 1: Where did you hide my keys?
Person 2: I put ...
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3answers
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Simple Past vs. Present Perfect: “was” vs. “has been” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“Did it close” vs “Has it closed”?
Which is correct: “has died” or “died”?
How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another?
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3answers
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“I've just arrived” vs. “I just arrived” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is “I just spent all my money” grammatically incorrect?
“I just ate them” and “I've just eaten them” — what's the difference in American and British English?
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1answer
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Past simple with today
For example, I want to say that I found a ball today. But "today" means action in present, am I right?
I've already searched the Internet and it seems the right way is this:
I found a ball today
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2answers
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Can the preposition “in” be used instead of “for” in the following sentence?
English grammar books say that when you express a period of time in present perfect, the prepostions such as "for" or "since" should be used.
Example sentences:
I have lived here for 20 years.
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3answers
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Difference between “are you done” and “have you done.”
I was just wondering, how can we differentiate "are you done?" and "have you done?", and
what is the appropriate way to use each?
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“Like” or “have liked”? [closed]
Is this sentence correct?
From early ages people like travelling.
Isn't it better to say:
Since early ages people have liked travelling.
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4answers
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Which is more correct here: “find” vs. “have found”?
I recently came across this sentence from an e-mail I received and have pondering thoughts about it:
I have completed an evaluation of your application file and find that the items listed below ...
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3answers
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How to use “have been” and be-verbs — what's the difference between them?
Consider these two sentences:
They have been disappointing.
They are disappointing.
Could you tell me how can I identify when to use have been and when to use be-verbs in sentences like ...
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2answers
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“Whenever you arrive/are arrived/were arrived”
Which one of these sentences is grammatically correct? Would it be alright if the other sentences were being used in daily conversations?
Let me know whenever you arrive.
Let me know whenever ...
