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Yes. "I read lots of books in my life" sounds like you're on your deathbed.

HA! I thought so. Does the same rule apply for all the experiences that I've had in my life?

Yes.

What if I did something only once in my life? As in: I read that book.

No.

So I should always use present perfect in such cases? Would simple past be wrong?

Sorry. I was not clear. I was answering the question from two posts back. "I read that book" does not sound like you are on your deathbed. I would say that, in American English, if you merely want to report that the book has been read by you, "I've read that book" and "I read that book" are equivalent. I wish we were using a verb that looks different in past tense.

Does this sentence "I read lots of books in my life." sound like I'm on deathbed because of "in my life"? Would it be the same if I used "I read lots of books before" or just "I read lots of books"?

enoon I wish we were using a verb that looks different in past tense.

Would the meaning be the same even if you used "I wish we used a verb that looks different in p

I think you should sit down and study the present perfect. You seem to need a breakthrough in your understanding of it vis-a-vis the simple present. The same goes for all the verb forms.

Does this sentence "I read lots of books in my life." sound like I'm on deathbed because of "in my life"?

I guess so, now that you

enoonI think you should sit down and study the present perfect. You seem to need a breakthrough in your understanding of it vis-a-vis the simple present. The same goes for all the verb forms.

I've done that various times before and yet, I don't understand anything. An example: I've been changing. and I'm changing. I see no difference between these. But well, I