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00 Reading a book I came across such a sentence: The medicine the doctor gave me recently really has worked like magic. 02 br
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00 I thought that when we use "recently" we should use the present perfect, i.e., I would write: The medicine the doctor has given me recently really has worked like magic. What do you think about it? 0-
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00 Reading a book I came across such a sentence: The medicine the doctor gave me recently really has worked like magic. 02 br
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00 I thought that when we use "recently" we should use the present perfect, i.e., I would write: The medicine the doctor has given me recently really has worked like magic. What do you think about it? 0-
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02 br 02 br 00 On the other hand, the medicine worked it's magic over a period of time. 0-
- 02 br 02 br 00 On the other hand, the medicine worked it's magic over a period of time.
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0 As I read the rule, it says, "for a 01 u 00 specific 02 u 00 time, use past tense." The doctor may have recently changed your prescreption, and "authorized" the new medicine, but that act of "giving" you the medicine took place at a specific time. 02 br
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00 On the other hand, the medicine worked it's magic over a period of time. That period was also recen
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00 On the other hand, the medicine worked it's magic over a period of time. That period was also recen
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