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Sara the apprentice Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
for this sentence which is the right way? present perfect or past perfect ?
i had had discussion with a friend about the sentence that describe we haven't seen for a long time, my friend told me I must use past perfect : we hadn't seen for a long time. i think i could use the second one if I spoke about past without connection to the present..which is the right timeline?
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Use the present perfect (for example, "we haven't seen it for a long time") when the "long time" stretches up to the present. Use the past perfect (for example, "we hadn't seen it for a long time") when the "long time" stretches up to a point in the past. Sentences should always begin with a capital letter.
- Use the present perfect (for example, "we haven't seen it for a long time") when the "long time" stretches up to the present.
- Use the past perfect (for example, "we hadn't seen it for a long time") when the "long time" stretches up to a point in the past.
- Sentences should always begin with a capital letter.
- The word "I" should always be capitalised, wherever it appears.
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Use the present perfect (for example, "we haven't seen it for a long time") when the "long time" stretches up to the present.
Use the past perfect (for example, "we hadn't seen it for a long time") when the "long time" stretches up to a point in the past.
Sentences should always begin with a capital letter. The word "I" should always be capitalised, wherever it appears.
Use the past perfect (for example, "we hadn't seen it for a long time") when the "long time" stretches up to a point in the past.
Sentences should always begin with a capital letter. The word "I" should always be capitalised, wherever it appears.
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Thank you for the answer but , I'm not sure:
- streches up to a present: could be 3 days ago , 6 month ago , however this year?
- streches up to a point in the past: last year and more?
If I don't express the date or time I could use present perfect but if I express the time I must use past perfect.? mmmmm......
Thank you :-)
- streches up to a present: could be 3 days ago , 6 month ago , however this year?
- streches up to a point in the past: last year and more?
If I don't express the date or time I could use present perfect but if I express the time I must use past perfect.? mmmmm......
Thank you :-)
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sara the apprentice- streches up to a present: could be 3 days ago , 6 month ago , however this year?"stretches up to the present". "The present" means now, not 3 days ago, or 6 months ago, or any other time ago.
"I wonder what's happened to old Wossisname. I haven't seen him for a long time."
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