Has overseen YEARS of worsening delays
"Department of Health has overseen YEARS of worsening delays for cancer patients and planned NHS care, damning report claims"
Please explain the use of the simpler tense in "damning report claims". Why don't we use the present perfect instead?
Please explain the use of the present perfect in "has overseen".
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Jigneshbharati Please explain the use of the simpler tense in "damning report claims". Why don't we use the present perfect instead? You are reading a headline.
- Jigneshbharati Please explain the use of the simpler tense in "damning report claims".
- Why don't we use the present perfect instead?
- You are reading a headline.
- In a headline, you remove every word you can and bend the rules to save even one letter.
- It takes practice to read them, and skill to write them.
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JigneshbharatiPlease explain the use of the simpler tense in "damning report claims". Why don't we use the present perfect instead?
You are reading a headline. In a headline, you remove every word you can and bend the rules to save even one letter. It takes practice to read them, and skill to write them. They are a poor model for learners of English. As for
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