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PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
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Is: I've been told he died last year. an incorrect usage of the present perfect tense?

I've read the other posts on past perfect tense is still don't understand how:

I had been told he died last year .makes sense. Wouldn't this mean I was told he died before he actually did die?
  

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Hi, Is: I've been told he died last year . an incorrect usage of the present perfect tense? It's fine.

— Clive

  • Hi, Is: I've been told he died last year .
  • an incorrect usage of the present perfect tense?
  • It's fine.
  • It means that, at some point in the past, I was told about a past event, and the fact that I was told has some relevance to the present situation.
  • makes sense.
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Hi,

Is: I've been told he died last year. an incorrect usage of the present perfect tense?

It's fine. It means that, at some point in the past, I was told about a past event, and the fact that I was told has some relevance to the present situation.

I've read the other posts on past perfect tense is still don't understand how:

I had been told he died
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Clive Hi,
Is: I've been told he died last year. an incorrect usage of the present perfect tense?

It's fine. It means that, at some point in the past, I was told about a past event, and the fact that I was told has some relevance to the present situation.
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Hi,

Is: I've been told he died last year. an incorrect usage of the present perfect tense?

It's fine. It means that, at some point in the past, I was told about a past event, and the fact that I was told has some relevance to the present situation.

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Hi Clive,

What's the difference between: I've been told he died last year and
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