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Red olive 901 Posted 4 years ago
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Has postponed vs did postpone

Can the two sentences below be used interchangeably? Thanks.

How many times has Congress postponed the elections?

How many times did Congress postpone the elections?

  

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red olive 901 Can the two sentences below be used interchangeably? Thanks. How many times has Congress postponed the elections?

  • red olive 901 Can the two sentences below be used interchangeably?
  • Thanks.
  • How many times has Congress postponed the elections?
  • How many times did Congress postpone the elections?
  • Yes, those are pretty much interchangeable.
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red olive 901

Can the two sentences below be used interchangeably? Thanks.

How many times has Congress postponed the elections?

How many times did Congress postpone the elections?

Yes, those are pretty much interchangeable.

The first one hints of current relevance, as if the number of times may well increase soon. The second one is

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