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Jonathan Mak Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Different time of tense
I want to know :
When should I use past tense
and
When should I use present perfect tense?
But I have ever seen some past tense sentences
Without time , can you guys tell me why is it like that?
When should I use past tense
and
When should I use present perfect tense?
But I have ever seen some past tense sentences
Without time , can you guys tell me why is it like that?
Top answer
Past Tense: When the action was done and finished in the past ex: I lived in London. Present Perfect Tense: When the action was done in the past but still unfinished. I have had the worst nightmare ever (in the future, I might see a worst nightmare)
- Past Tense: When the action was done and finished in the past ex: I lived in London.
- Present Perfect Tense: When the action was done in the past but still unfinished.
- I have had the worst nightmare ever (in the future, I might see a worst nightmare)
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Past Tense:
When the action was done and finished in the past
ex: I lived in London.
Present Perfect Tense:
When the action was done in the past but still unfinished.
I have had the worst nightmare ever (in the future, I might see a worst nightmare)
When the action was done and finished in the past
ex: I lived in London.
Present Perfect Tense:
When the action was done in the past but still unfinished.
I have had the worst nightmare ever (in the future, I might see a worst nightmare)
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