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"We sold (sell)our house last year. But we haven't bought (not/buy) a new house yet." "Have you seen (see) a cat in the garden?"

Teechr · Accepted Answer

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But some say the second sentence should be used with simple past tense. I haven't understood <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/6.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/6.gif' alt='Emotion: sad'/>

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AnonymousBut some say the second sentence should be used with simple past tense. I haven't understood

Simple past can be used in that sentence. It should be used only if the seeing is clearly viewed as a past-time occurrence.

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