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Check my understanding of Perfect Tense [closed]
"Jonas has been a top student throughout his days at school."
From the beginning of the school till the current time he has always been a top student. The school may still continue.
"Jonas ...
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When could we use perfect tense? [closed]
Could you recommend me any grammar taskbook like Murphy with a lot of tasks and explanation of perfect tense?
I haven't quite understood the meaning of the perfect tense and all cases when it should ...
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the meaning of Present Perfect sentence [closed]
As we know that We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now.
but i do not know What this sentence means?
" He has been to Georgia twice."
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Which is better: “was dead” / “died” / “has passed away” in my case? [duplicate]
I came across a question in Chinese@SE, which is about a status update of someone's cat. I asked the OP in the comment whether the cat was dead at that time:
I assume his cat was dead, can you ...
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Is reported speech reasonable in this example? [closed]
What is the right word to the gap (21)? (had/have)
That is about 400 years earlier than when the Inca Indians were
thought to (21) __ discovered the silver in the ground.
I think it's had as ...
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“I been” or “I’ve been”? [closed]
In the famous song Every Breath You Take by The Police, Sting sings:
Since you've gone I been lost without a trace…
I admit that I am not some expert in English Grammar, but this "I been" ...
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“What I've” vs “What I” [duplicate]
I'm titling a post I'm writing as:
What I've Learned At {company name}
I'm struggling, however, with trying to figure if I should drop the I've for just I to make it:
What I Learned At ...
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Reported Speech Tense Choice [closed]
Which of the followings sentences would be the best choice?
The victim explained how he became addicted five years ago...
His addiction is so bad that he is unable to keep a steady ...
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Is “have been being investigated” in the following sentence grammatically correct?
I need to know whether the following sentence is grammatically correct or not. Specifically, I am unsure about have been being investigated part.
Do the times that I am using match each other?
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Tense choice in “the strategy was exploited so frequently before, that it has long lost its originality”
I am not sure if the Past Simple and Present Perfect tenses in the second part of the sentence are used correctly:
Surely, we can experiment with various styles, combine genres and produce ...
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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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“Had spent” vs. “has spent” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
where should we use has/have been and had been?
[Company] had spent previous years a few blocks away from the new location.
This sentence uses "had spent", but to ...
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Why don’t people ever say “I have wanted to ask”?
Why do people never say the following:
I have wanted to ask. . . .
Maybe it would be better to ask whether it’s correct to say:
I have wanted to ask. . . .
But really I think I’ve never ...
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When not to use past perfect?
In a recent question: Past perfect or past simple in combination with present perfect? the asker presented three options.
I have examined the document you gave me and...
I have examined the ...
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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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“I was wondering what time it is” or “I was wondering what the time has been”
Can you tell me which option is more natural in this English sentence?
I'm sorry to trouble you but I was wondering what
(A) time it is
(B) the time has been
The whole story is that ...
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Tenses and completeness of actions
When one uses simple past tense for some action, does it imply that the action is complete?
For instance, when you say “I wrote my article yesterday,” does this imply that at this moment you have a ...
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Trouble with mixed tenses [closed]
How many phones have you lost in total?
I've lost 2 in 2 months, at this rate I could be catching you up!"
In particular I've used the past simple in the first sentence. The second sentence ...
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“His hopes had not materialized”/“have not materialized”/“have not been materialized”
Which one is preferable in following sentence?
His hopes of getting through the I.A.S. had not materialized till today's date.
His hopes of getting through the I.A.S. have not materialized ...
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Past or present perfect tense for event happened last night [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another?
Since watching TV is a completed action which happened last night, which one is correct?
Last ...
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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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Is using the present perfect old fashioned?
I was talking to a Singaporean (English is her native language. I think, closer to American rather than British) friend.
I learned in English class that you can use present perfect when there is a ...
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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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Present perfect and present perfect continuous for actions in progress
My grammar book says that both present perfect and present perfect continuous, when used with "for, since, etc", express a situation that began in the past and continues to the present. When used ...
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Past simple vs present perfect in this example
Could you explain to me please what is the difference between these. It is meant to express that I will let him know AFTER I picked/have picked a car.
I'll let you know which one I picked
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“I have received” vs. “I received”
The option of using simple past vs. present perfect in situations like the following has been bothering me for quite some time.
I sent you a letter a few days ago; I was wondering if you have ...
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Is “has died for several years” correct?
I know it is correct to say
He has been dead for three years.
I've learned the present perfect tense, and it's said that non-continuous verbs are allowed. Is this sentence correct as well?
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Which is correct: “has died” or “died”?
To me, using Present Perfect form means the event can occur again. So, saying
someone has died
may not be grammatically correct.
Also, I noticed (it might be just co-incidence):
passed ...
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Present Perfect in reviews
When explaining an experiment from a paper which one of the following seems more suitable and natural.
In this paper they study the genetic structure of human body. They have examined over 100 ...
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“Once the client has replaced the songs” or “Once the client had replaced the songs”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do the tenses in English correspond temporally to one another?
Mira is wondering what is the correct way to say:
"Once the client has replaced the songs" or "Once ...
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Present Perfect with “that”
I came across the sentence "It's been thirty years since my parents first met." I am sure that if I heard "It's been thirty years that my parents first met", I would accept it as grammatical, but I ...
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Is “I just spent all my money” grammatically incorrect?
Lyircs of Free by Natalia Kills:
I'm free
I just spent all my money
but I rocked that like it don't cost a thing
Shouldn't it be "I've just spent all my money"? As far as I remember, ...
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Why no Future Perfect in “At the end of the year there will be an exam on everything you've studied”?
At the end of the year there will be an exam on everything you've studied.
I'm just wondering why not use the Future Perfect tense here, as in:
At the end of the year there will be an exam ...
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where should we use has/have been and had been?
Where should we use "has/have been" and "had been"? What is the difference between
them?
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“Has been” vs. “was”
Should one use has been or was in the following sentence, and why?
For many years the USA has been a British colony.
For many years the USA was a British colony.
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Can I use “I have asked something”
I wonder whether “ask” can be used as verb in past or present perfect tense. I used “I have asked something from somebody” in email, but this sentence sounds a little weird to me. So I want to check ...
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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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When to use “has lived” vs. “lived” vs. “had lived”
Jim has lived there.
Jim lived there.
Jim had lived there.
Are there any differences?
When do I use one or the other?
I'm trying to teach this to a foreign person and am having a hard ...
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When do I use present perfect tense instead of the simple past?
I've finished my work.
I finished my work.
When do I use one or the other?
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Why is the perfect tense used in this sentence?
I wish I have been there for the baby kicking for the first time?
Could I change the sentence to
I wish I was there for the baby kicking for the first time?
What are the differences ...
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Perfect tense usage
When is the Perfect tense used? All examples illustrating Perfect are always answer to the some question.
So there is no way when i can simple said:
"I have written a note" or "I had written a note"
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Verb Forms and Their Usage
What is meant by "present perfect", "past perfect", and "future perfect" verbs? How can I identify them or know which is which?
