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Perfect Stranger Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Grammar question no. 26 - a classic: she's fallen asleep/she fell asleep, I've just woken up/I just woke up
Dear All,
Let's say two friends are chatting on-line. Suddenly, one of them stops replying. It's late and the other person assumes that his/her friend has fallen asleep or... fell asleep.
And that's precisely my question. Should the person say: Oh, she has fallen asleep or... She fell asleep.
Similarly... right after I wake up someone gives me a call... and asks what I'm doing... Should I reply:
I've just woken up or I just woke up
Thanks a lot for any comments
Let's say two friends are chatting on-line. Suddenly, one of them stops replying. It's late and the other person assumes that his/her friend has fallen asleep or... fell asleep.
And that's precisely my question. Should the person say: Oh, she has fallen asleep or... She fell asleep.
Similarly... right after I wake up someone gives me a call... and asks what I'm doing... Should I reply:
I've just woken up or I just woke up
Thanks a lot for any comments
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Perfect Stranger And that's precisely my question. Should the person say: Oh, she has fallen asleep or... She fell asleep.
- Perfect Stranger And that's precisely my question.
- Should the person say: Oh, she has fallen asleep or...
- She fell asleep.
- Similarly...
- right after I wake up someone gives me a call...
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Perfect StrangerAnd that's precisely my question. Should the person say: Oh, she has fallen asleep or... She fell asleep. Similarly... right after I wake up someone gives me a call... and asks what I'm doing... Should I reply:I've just woken up or I just woke upBoth are common. For myself, when I just wake up, I am too sleepy to form the present perfect.
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Mister MicawberBoth are common. For myself, when I just wake up, I am too sleepy to form the present perfect.Haha, thanks. I guess that's called language economy. I just figured that since the action has just happened, the present perfect is the only grammatically correct option.
How about the situation about two friends chatting on-lin
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Perfect StrangerI just figured that since the action has just happened, the present perfect is the only grammatically correct option.It is not necessary to do so; Americans often do not.
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