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Magic79 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Ago with the Present Perfect
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I have always associated ago with the simple past. The simple past must be used when a specific time is provided. However, I found this sentence in a grammar book which used the present perfect with "many years ago".
a. Some respondents, in answer to the question of who their favorite living author is, give the name of a writer who has died many years ago.
ldn't the sentence read .... who died many years ago?
Or can we say that many years ago is not a specific time in the past and so the present perfect is appropriate?
Thank you!
I have always associated ago with the simple past. The simple past must be used when a specific time is provided. However, I found this sentence in a grammar book which used the present perfect with "many years ago".
a. Some respondents, in answer to the question of who their favorite living author is, give the name of a writer who has died many years ago.
ldn't the sentence read .... who died many years ago?
Or can we say that many years ago is not a specific time in the past and so the present perfect is appropriate?
Thank you!
Top answer
I think it should be "a writer who died many years ago". I'm a bit surprised that the grammar book says otherwise.
- I think it should be "a writer who died many years ago".
- I'm a bit surprised that the grammar book says otherwise.
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I think it should be "a writer who died many years ago".
I'm a bit surprised that the grammar book says otherwise.
I'm a bit surprised that the grammar book says otherwise.
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