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MIA6 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Basic Grammar questions
I have eaten chicken,it means i ate chicken. I haven't eaten chicken. what does it mean? it means i didn't eat chicken before Or I didn't eat chicken and continuing,still not eating now Or it depends on the context. So what about " I have never been there", it means i didn't go there before Or I didn't go there before and still not go there?
I am coufused about present perfect tense, because this tense can represent 1) an action happened in the past. 2) Actions which started in the past and are still continuing (In general). so i don't really sure when this sentence mean 1)? when this sentence mean 2)? My friend told me it depended on the context. But sometimes, because our experiences, we can figure out this sentence directly, knowing that this sentence only has this one meaning, we don't need context, because the context also will let us feel this meaning., so Am i right? IF you have some advices, you can tell me, Thanks a lot.
I am coufused about present perfect tense, because this tense can represent 1) an action happened in the past. 2) Actions which started in the past and are still continuing (In general). so i don't really sure when this sentence mean 1)? when this sentence mean 2)? My friend told me it depended on the context. But sometimes, because our experiences, we can figure out this sentence directly, knowing that this sentence only has this one meaning, we don't need context, because the context also will let us feel this meaning., so Am i right? IF you have some advices, you can tell me, Thanks a lot.
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The sound of "I have eaten a chicken" sounds odd. I don't think I hear people say that too often. Usually people will just say " I eat the whole chicken ".
- The sound of "I have eaten a chicken" sounds odd.
- I don't think I hear people say that too often.
- Usually people will just say " I eat the whole chicken ".
- Your friend is correct.
- Often, the context dictates how the sentence should be constructed.
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The sound of "I have eaten a chicken" sounds odd. I don't think I hear people say that too often. Usually people will just say "I eat the whole chicken". Your friend is correct. Often, the context dictates how the sentence should be constructed. That's the reason I thought the sentence sounds a little odd by it self.
" I have never been there" means you have
" I have never been there" means you have
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