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what is the difference in meaning in these two sentences:                                                                   you must see him and you must have seen him

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

you must see him = (It is necessary /It is highly desirable / I am sure) that you see him now or in the future

you must have seen him = I am sure that you saw him in the past.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

what is the difference in meaning in these two sentences:

you must see him Refers to now or the future.

eg You must see him tomorrow.

and you must have seen him Refers to the past,

eg You must have seen him yesterday.

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

OK.THANK YOU VERY MUCH!BUT I STIIL HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS.IF YOU KNOW,PLEASE HELP ME....EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE IN MEANING:1jane stopped to talk to michael.2jane stopped talking to michael                                                 1he baths the baby every day.2he bathes all year in spite of the cold                                         1you didn`t need to buy bread anymore  2you needn`t have bought bread anymore                      1there are few chances for him to survive 2there are a few chances for him to survive

Clive · Answer

Hi again,

EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE IN MEANING:

jane stopped to talk to michael. She stopped because she wanted to talk to him.

jane stopped talking to michael She ceased talking to him.

he baths the baby every day. Just means 'regularly, every day'.

he bathes all year in spite of the cold Sounds like you want to stess 'He doesn't stop in the winter'.

you didn`t need to buy bread anymore You may or may not have bought some.

you needn`t have bought bread anymore Sounds like you bought some.

'Anymore' does not fit well in these sentences.

there are few chances for him to survive He is unlikely to survive. He does not have a lot of chances.

there are a few chances for him to survive Maybe he will survive. He has some chances, although not many.

You need to use capital letters and punctuation. Without them, your English is always incorrect.

Best wishes, Clive

Anonymous · Answer

Thank you for advice.Can you tell me something about` the relation between continuous assesment and exams?I have no ideea..

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Do you know what 'continuous assessment' is?

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

YES I KNOW,BUT I DON`T KNOW WHAT IS THE RELATION BETWEEN CONTINUOUS ASSSESMENT AND EXAMS..WHAT THEY HAVE IN COMMON?IF YOU KNOW ,PLEASE LET ME KNOW.THANKS.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

continuous assessment - the teacher gives you a final mark based on the quality of all the work you do during the term or year.

exams - you get a final mark based on a final exam.

Clive

Anonymous · Answer

ok.I KNEW THAT.I HAVE ONE EXERCISE THAT I`M NOT SURE ABOUT .HERE IT IS:           FINISH EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT IS AS SIMILAR AS POSSIBLE IN MEANING TO THE SENTENCES PRINTED BEFORE IT:          1) A COMPUTER TECHNICIAN IS GOING TO REVISE MY SISTEM.                                                  1)I.................................                       2)THEY SAY THAT SCIENTIST HAVE FOUND A CURE FOR THE DESEASE.2)SCIENTIST............................                                                                                  3)I`M NOT RENEWING MY SUBSCRIPTION BECAUSE I LOST INTEREST IN THE MAGAZINES`ARTICLES.3)IF.........................                                                                              THANK YOU .!

Mister Micawber · Answer

Please do not post in all-capital letters– it is rude– and please post without word processor formatting. Use Wordpad or Notepad or type directly into the message box.

Thank you.

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