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Guyper Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
About present perfect tense
1."I have seen the movie last week"
2."I bought the book yesterday"
I heard it is grammatically incorrect to use specific time expressions such as last week, yesterday, etc. with Present Perfect tense in formal writings. But are they acceptable in informal conversations?
Thank you
2."I bought the book yesterday"
I heard it is grammatically incorrect to use specific time expressions such as last week, yesterday, etc. with Present Perfect tense in formal writings. But are they acceptable in informal conversations?
Thank you
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Sentence no. 1 is incorrect. ) You are likely, though, to come across the past simple used instead of the present perfect in sentences like: She's the most beautiful girl I ever saw.
- Sentence no.
- 1 is incorrect.
- ) You are likely, though, to come across the past simple used instead of the present perfect in sentences like: She's the most beautiful girl I ever saw.
- Your grammar teacher might disagree with the past simple in the above sentence but it is indeed used.
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Sentence no. 1 is incorrect.
You cannot use the present perfect when mentioning a specific time expression (except for expressions that somewhat encompass the present, such as this week/today etc.)
You are likely, though, to come across the past simple used instead of the present perfect in sentences like:
She's the most beautiful girl I ever saw.
You cannot use the present perfect when mentioning a specific time expression (except for expressions that somewhat encompass the present, such as this week/today etc.)
You are likely, though, to come across the past simple used instead of the present perfect in sentences like:
She's the most beautiful girl I ever saw.
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