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Essential2004 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Grammar question

is there a situation that the present perfect and simple past are both can be used .

for example . '' I study in a university ''and I'm studying in a university ''
in this situation the simple present and the continuous are both can be used .
so is there a situation that we can use both the present perfect or simple past
  

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essential2004..... I s there a situation in which either present perfect or simple past can be used ? Yes, many times either one can be used.

— Canadian45

  • essential2004.....
  • I s there a situation in which either present perfect or simple past can be used ?
  • Yes, many times either one can be used.
  • I (have received)(received) your letter of October 19th.
  • Tom (has broken)(broke) his ankle.
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essential2004.....Is there a situation in which either present perfect or simple past can be used? Yes, many times either one can be used.

I (have received)(received) your letter of October 19th.
Tom (has broken)(broke) his ankle.
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essential2004... is there a situation that in which we can use both either the present perfect or simple past?
Yes. There are thousands and thousands of cases like that. It is the speaker's choice whether to present the inf
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great

but is it up to me to use what I want in all situations ?

or there are situations we can't use the other
please give me more examples in situations we only can use present perfect and situations we only can use simple past in

thank you .
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essential2004but is it up to me to use what I want in all situations ? no
or there are situations we can't use the other Yes, see the examples below, which show two major differences in the use of the two tenses.
1) When you are describing a present situation, you have to use present perfect.
'I have studied English for two years.'
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canadian45'I have studied English for two years.' You say that when you are still studying English.
Not necessarily.

For certainty, you'd need

I have been studying English for two years.
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canadian45....'I have studied English for two years.' You say that when you are still studying English.

Aspara Gus...Not necessarily.For certainty, you'd needI have been studying English for two years.
I think that the underlined is only one of the certain ways.
I believe that 'I have studied English for two years.' is v
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canadian45I believe that 'I have studied English for two years.' is very widely accepted as meaning that you are still studying, as opposed to 'I studied English for two years.'
Yes, many might take it to mean that, but the progressive form leaves no doubt.
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If we just consider an isolated sentence, your point has merit. But the topic here is the differences between present perfect tense and simple past tense.
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ok thank you very much . that was very very helpful

thanks very much
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