Has pushed... in the past.
"Norway’s Eurosceptic Centre party, which wants to pull the country out of the European Economic Area in favour of a free trade deal, doubled its vote in last year’s election. Although there is a general consensus in favour of EEA membership among the other main parties, the junior member of the current coalition government, Progress, has pushed for a renegotiation in the past." (The Guardian.)
Why is the present perfect "has pushed" used in the clause the junior member of the current coalition government, Progress, has pushed for a renegotiation in the past when the adverbial in the past prompts me rather to use the past tense ('[had] pushed...in the past') there instead?
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This is the "experiential" use of present perfect, describing something that has happened on one or more unspecified times in the past. It is similar to "I have been to New York twice" for example.
- This is the "experiential" use of present perfect, describing something that has happened on one or more unspecified times in the past.
- It is similar to "I have been to New York twice" for example.
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This is the "experiential" use of present perfect, describing something that has happened on one or more unspecified times in the past. It is similar to "I have been to New York twice" for example.
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