Timeline for Why not present perfect in "Nobody told me"
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| Jul 15, 2019 at 6:27 | answer | added | JK2 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 10, 2016 at 18:57 | answer | added | Jesse Williams | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jul 10, 2016 at 13:22 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jul 10, 2016 at 12:26 | comment | added | Peter Shor | But there are other situations you use simple past in a negation. In the sentence "Nobody warned me it would be this cold in San Francisco," the warning would only be useful up to the time he packed. Since the time frame doesn't extend to the present, you use the simple past and not the present perfect. I think that's what's going on in the OP's sentence. | |
| Jul 10, 2016 at 12:24 | comment | added | Peter Shor | You can actually have a specific point of time in a negation. For example, "I didn't pack a jacket." This sentence refers to a specific point of time—when he packed—which is why this sentence uses the simple past. | |
| Jul 10, 2016 at 12:11 | comment | added | TrevorD | 1. Song lyrics do not always use standard English - for reasons of rhyme & meter. 2. As you're an English Learner, you may find our sister site English Languages Learners more suitable for your questions. | |
| Jul 10, 2016 at 12:11 | comment | added | Peter Shor | As ESL learners, you were told lies (or more accurately, drastic oversimplifications of English grammar). I don't think any native English speaker would use Nobody's told me in that sentence. | |
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| Jul 10, 2016 at 12:05 | history | asked | kismet | CC BY-SA 3.0 |