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He had close links with his family. (He's dead or all members of his family are dead, or both.)
He has had close links with his family. (He and all members of his family are alive and their mutual relationship was close in the past and is still close now; the emphasis is on duration of those close family ties.)
He has close links with his family. (It's a statement of the fact that his ties with his family are close.)
Do I interpret the sentences correctly?
He has had close links with his family. (He and all members of his family are alive and their mutual relationship was close in the past and is still close now; the emphasis is on duration of those close family ties.)
He has close links with his family. (It's a statement of the fact that his ties with his family are close.)
Do I interpret the sentences correctly?
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He was close to his family. ) He has been close to his family. -- He is alive; some family members may be dead.
- He was close to his family.
- ) He has been close to his family.
- -- He is alive; some family members may be dead.
- ) He is close to his family.
- ) Anonymous Do I interpret the sentences correctly?
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He was close to his family. (He's dead or all members of his family are dead, or both.)
He has been close to his family. (He and all members of his family are alive and their mutual relationship was close in the past and is still close now; the emphasis is on duration of those close family ties.-- He is alive; some family members may be dead.)
He has been close to his family. (He and all members of his family are alive and their mutual relationship was close in the past and is still close now; the emphasis is on duration of those close family ties.-- He is alive; some family members may be dead.)
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Mister MicawberHe was close to his family. (He's dead or all members of his family are dead, or both.) He has been close to his family. (He and all members of his family are alive and their mutual relationship was close in the past and is still close now; the emphasis is on duration of those close family ties.-- He is alive; some family members may be dead.)He is close to
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