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Allthewayanime Posted 15 years ago
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In this kind of sentence: ''During the visit, I have not achieved anything significant' is the use of present perfect correct? In this sentence I haven't specified if it is 'this visit', therefore could it be used with the present perfect?
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It is the correct usage if the idea of not having achieved anything significant is something currently relevant. This would be most common if you are talking about a visit currently underway, or a very recent visit. If you are talking about 2 or 3 visits ago, then it would be clearer if you said "During my April visit, I did not achieve anything significant," using past tense.
- It is the correct usage if the idea of not having achieved anything significant is something currently relevant.
- This would be most common if you are talking about a visit currently underway, or a very recent visit.
- If you are talking about 2 or 3 visits ago, then it would be clearer if you said "During my April visit, I did not achieve anything significant," using past tense.
- I hope this helps.
- -S
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It is the correct usage if the idea of not having achieved anything significant is something currently relevant. This would be most common if you are talking about a visit currently underway, or a very recent visit. If you are talking about 2 or 3 visits ago, then it would be clearer if you said "During my April visit, I did not achieve anything significant," using past tense.
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