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Dutch boy Posted 16 years ago
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Could someone tell me if these sentences are correct, and what is the difference between
Could someone tell me if these sentences are correct, and what is the difference between.
Did you eat bread.
Have you eaten bread.
They went to France during the holiday.
They have been to France during the holiday.
Did you eat bread.
Have you eaten bread.
They went to France during the holiday.
They have been to France during the holiday.
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a) Did you eat bread? (Interrogative Sentence) It describes an action which happened in a clear time,and the time period has finished. Have you eaten bread yet?
- a) Did you eat bread?
- (Interrogative Sentence) It describes an action which happened in a clear time,and the time period has finished.
- Have you eaten bread yet?
- (Interrogative Sentence) It describes an action which happened in an unidentified time,and the time period hasn't finished.
- b) They went to France during the holiday.
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a) Did you eat bread? (Interrogative Sentence)
It describes an action which happened in a clear time,and the time period has finished.
Have you eaten bread yet? (Interrogative Sentence)
It describes an action which happened in an unidentified time,and the time period hasn't finished.
b) They went to France during the holiday. (Affirmative Sentence)
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It describes an action which happened in a clear time,and the time period has finished.
Have you eaten bread yet? (Interrogative Sentence)
It describes an action which happened in an unidentified time,and the time period hasn't finished.
b) They went to France during the holiday. (Affirmative Sentence)
It
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1. Simple Past Did you eat bread?
2. Present Perfect. Have you eaten bread?
The first one is disconnected from the present. You are asking what happened in the past. There is no limit to how far in the past the bread eating occurred. You can add a phrase that says when the bread eating occurred:
2. Present Perfect. Have you eaten bread?
The first one is disconnected from the present. You are asking what happened in the past. There is no limit to how far in the past the bread eating occurred. You can add a phrase that says when the bread eating occurred:
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