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Omar Ahmed Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
A puzzling question
He ....eight novels in the last year.
a) wrote b) has written
My answer is : has written
My friend says " The correct answer is wrote" Is he right?
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Omar Ahmed My answer is : has written You are right. Omar Ahmed My friend says " The correct answer is wrote" Is he right? No, you have the time expression " in the last year" which indicates a period of time started a year ago continuing up until now, hence the present perfect tense.
- Omar Ahmed My answer is : has written You are right.
- Omar Ahmed My friend says " The correct answer is wrote" Is he right?
- No, you have the time expression " in the last year" which indicates a period of time started a year ago continuing up until now, hence the present perfect tense.
- But: He wrote eight novels last year .
- In this example, "last year" refers just to the past without any connection to the present time.
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Omar AhmedMy answer is : has written
You are right.
Omar AhmedMy friend says " The correct answer is wrote" Is he right?
No, you have the time expression "in the last year" which indicates a period of time started a year ago continuing up until now, hence the present perfect tense.
But:
He wro
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