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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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I have lost my keys
I lost my keys
What is the difference between them??
I lost my keys
What is the difference between them??
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The difference is a time reference. I lost my keys yesterday, so I had to get new ones made. ~ I've lost my keys and don't know where to find them.
- The difference is a time reference.
- I lost my keys yesterday, so I had to get new ones made.
- ~ I've lost my keys and don't know where to find them.
- [ still lost, still looking ]
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The difference is a time reference.
I lost my keys yesterday, so I had to get new ones made. ~ I've lost my keys and don't know where to find them. [ still lost, still looking ]
I lost my keys yesterday, so I had to get new ones made. ~ I've lost my keys and don't know where to find them. [ still lost, still looking ]
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With I've lost my keys, the speaker still does not know where his/her keys are. The emphasis is on the present absence of the keys.
With I lost my keys, the emphasis is only on the past losing. We don't know whether the speaker found them later.
With I lost my keys, the emphasis is only on the past losing. We don't know whether the speaker found them later.
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AnonymousWhat is the difference between them??You can add adverbs of past time to "I lost my keys".
These are correct:
I lost my keys yesterday.
I lost my keys three days ago.
I lost my keys six months ago.
I lost my keys that day.
You cannot add those to "I have lost my keys".
These are
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