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Musicgold Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Are these sentences natural? June 27

Hi,

Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?

1. No, but I have seen you at the conference last year. . (my response to a person who asked if we were meeting for the first time)

2. Hey, our timings match ! ( I said this to person who goes to bring coffee at the same time as me)

3. There is a football field just five minute’s walk from my house.

Thanks,
MG
  

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Hi, 1. No it's not. You can't use present perfect with a specific time like 'last year'.

— LouiST

  • Hi, 1.
  • No it's not.
  • You can't use present perfect with a specific time like 'last year'.
  • So use 'saw'.
  • 3.
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Hi,

1. No it's not. You can't use present perfect with a specific time like 'last year'. So use 'saw'.

3. 'There is a football field just five minutes from my house'.

LS
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Thanks louisT
louiST Hi,1. No it's not. You can't use present perfect with a specific time like 'last year'. So use 'saw'.
How about this?

1b. No, but I did see you at the conference last year.
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MusicgoldHow about this?
1b. No, but I did see you at the conference last year.
That's fine, too.

In your third sentence, the apostrophe is misplaced.

? There is a football field just five minutes' walk from my house.

Or, as louiST demonstrated, you could just drop the apostrophe and
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