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Gu-Hoon Kwon Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Has she grown up?
At that time, I thought of the little girl with long hair: Has she grown up? Is she doing well?
In the sentences above, does the underlined present perfect mean completion(? becoming an adult and stop growing)? Does it mean a finished action connected with present in some way(? grew and no longer a kid)?
In the sentences above, does the underlined present perfect mean completion(? becoming an adult and stop growing)? Does it mean a finished action connected with present in some way(? grew and no longer a kid)?
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Gu-Hoon Kwon In the sentences above, does the underlined present perfect mean completion(? becoming an adult and stop growing)? Does it mean a finished action connected with present in some way(?
- Gu-Hoon Kwon In the sentences above, does the underlined present perfect mean completion(?
- becoming an adult and stop growing)?
- Does it mean a finished action connected with present in some way(?
- grew and no longer a kid)?
- A finished action connected with the present.
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Gu-Hoon KwonIn the sentences above, does the underlined present perfect mean completion(? becoming an adult and stop growing)? Does it mean a finished action connected with present in some way(? grew and no longer a kid)?A finished action connected with the present. Presumably the speaker knows her approximate age, so that is not a concern.
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At that time, I thought of the little girl with long hair: Has she grown up? Is she doing well?
I interpret the colon, followed by present-related questions, this way.
At that time I thought of the littl
I interpret the colon, followed by present-related questions, this way.
At that time I thought of the littl
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