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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

did instead of have done??

hello everybody
i was watching a tv show and i noticed a guy saying "we invented this type of..." without pointing a specific time

is this right to say??
i think he had to say - "we have invented this type of.." am i right?

im so confused can somebody explain me this please
  

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" without pointing a specific timeis this right to say?? " am i right? no im so confused can somebody explain me this please You don't have to mention a specific time when you use simple past tense.

— Canadian45

  • " without pointing a specific timeis this right to say??
  • " am i right?
  • no im so confused can somebody explain me this please You don't have to mention a specific time when you use simple past tense.
  • But you can mention a specific time if you wish or need to.
  • Use proper capitalization and punctuation!
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Anonymoushello everybody i was watching a tv show and i noticed a guy saying "we invented this type of..." without pointing a specific timeis this right to say?? yes i think he had to say - "we have invented this type of.." am i right? no
im so confused can somebody explain me this please
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I have one more question.Will the meaning change if i use the Present Perfect instead of the Past Simple?If it does,can you explain the difference between it and the Past Simple?

I know im asking for a lot,but it's the last thing i have to know.
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AnonymousI have one more question.Will the meaning change if i use the Present Perfect instead of the Past Simple?The meaning won't change there. But sometimes the two tenses are used in different situations. And also the two tenses are sometimes used differently by different Engliosh speakers. (eg american vs british)
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