Timeline for "Have you ever been to ... when ..." versus "Did you ever go to ... when ... ?"
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| Jul 7, 2015 at 15:06 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | @AndyT: I think almost no British schoolchildren have been formally "taught" things like this for over 50 years. Americans seem to go in for it more, probably because historically they've had a higher proportion of non-native speakers (and obviously NNS themselves need this kind of information). But in general, native speakers don't consciously "know" many grammatical rules - they just have opinions on what "sounds right" (or doesn't) when they hear things. | |
| Jul 7, 2015 at 13:10 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | @AndyT: Wow! That's a new one on me! Would you also say I was drunk when I said that and Did you say that when you were drunk don't work? If it's specifically "present perfect + when" that you don't like, what about I usually eat three meals a day, but I have sometimes skipped breakfast when I'm late for work? Would that have to be ...if I'm late for you? | |
| Jun 28, 2015 at 14:28 | history | answered | FumbleFingers | CC BY-SA 3.0 |