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MrPizza Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Breakfast, time frame and present perfect.

Is this sentence correct?

"Today I've eaten pizza for breakfast"
  

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Hi, Yes, it is correct. But note that it won't be correct if you change "today" to "yesterday". In your sentence, "today" is an indefinite time, but "yesterday" would be a definite time in the past and past simple has to be used instead.

— Hrsanei

  • Hi, Yes, it is correct.
  • But note that it won't be correct if you change "today" to "yesterday".
  • In your sentence, "today" is an indefinite time, but "yesterday" would be a definite time in the past and past simple has to be used instead.
  • Hamid
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Hi,
Yes, it is correct. But note that it won't be correct if you change "today" to "yesterday". In your sentence, "today" is an indefinite time, but "yesterday" would be a definite time in the past and past simple has to be used instead.
Hamid
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Thank you for your quick answer.
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Wouldn't it be more correct with the past simple, since breakfast time is supposed to be over at the time the sentence is uttered?
I mean:
"I ate pizza for breakfast today." Instead of "I have eaten pizza for breakfast today".
It's true that "today" is not over yet, but it's also true that "for breakfast" is a time expression, which places the action (of eating pizza) in a definite tim
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The correct tense would be past simple, but you have the option of using present perfect depending on how you look at the action. A better example would be;
ex. Don't worry, I am not hungry, I have eaten/ ate breakfast today.
Hamid
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