Doubt in sentence
Dear all,
I would like to know the meaning of the following sentences:
" He has been a police man "
Is he still a police man ? or Was he a police man. Kindly clarify it's meaning
There is a debate among us regarding the meaning of this sentence.
Thanking you in advance
Top answer
As a sentence by itself, "He has been a policeman" would normally be understood to mean that he was a policeman at some time in the past, but is no longer a policeman. This is because there seems no reason to use the present perfect if he is a policeman now. You would say "He is a policeman".
- As a sentence by itself, "He has been a policeman" would normally be understood to mean that he was a policeman at some time in the past, but is no longer a policeman.
- This is because there seems no reason to use the present perfect if he is a policeman now.
- You would say "He is a policeman".
- g.
- "He has been a policeman for ten years", then the implication may well be that he still is a policeman.
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As a sentence by itself, "He has been a policeman" would normally be understood to mean that he was a policeman at some time in the past, but is no longer a policeman. This is because there seems no reason to use the present perfect if he is a policeman now. You would say "He is a policeman". However, if more follows, e.g. "He has been a policeman for ten years", then the implication may well
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