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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Which sentence would be the correct response to this question:
Have you looked at the schedule?
1. Yes, I have looked and did not see anything interesting.
2. Yes, I have looked and haven't seen anything interesting.
Specifically, if I start my sentence with the present perfect (have looked), do I have to use the present perfect (haven't seen) or is it possible to use the past tense (didn't see)?
Have you looked at the schedule?
1. Yes, I have looked and did not see anything interesting.
2. Yes, I have looked and haven't seen anything interesting.
Specifically, if I start my sentence with the present perfect (have looked), do I have to use the present perfect (haven't seen) or is it possible to use the past tense (didn't see)?
Top answer
" So #1 is a suitable answer. Answer #2 is not appropriate. The "looking" doesn't guarantee seeing something interesting, but that action matches the question (present perfect).
- " So #1 is a suitable answer.
- Answer #2 is not appropriate.
- The "looking" doesn't guarantee seeing something interesting, but that action matches the question (present perfect).
- Just as searching doesn't guarantee finding, the tense of the summation "saw nothing interesting" is past tense.
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The question, "Have you looked at the schedule?", has a hidden question within it: "Did you see anything interesting?"
So #1 is a suitable answer.
Answer #2 is not appropriate. The "looking" doesn't guarantee seeing something interesting, but that action matches the question (present perfect). Just as searching doesn't guarantee finding, the tense of the summation "saw nothing interestin
So #1 is a suitable answer.
Answer #2 is not appropriate. The "looking" doesn't guarantee seeing something interesting, but that action matches the question (present perfect). Just as searching doesn't guarantee finding, the tense of the summation "saw nothing interestin
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