'Have purchased' VS 'purchased'
Hi,
Context: I am helping someone with an order placed on the internet. We can't find the order.
I say:
1. "Linda, is it possible you have purchased the item in a different account?"
2. "Linda, is it possible you purchased the item in a different account?"
Are both correct? I am going along with the present perfect "have purchased" because the purchase is still relevant to the problem. Is this correct?
Thank you.
Top answer
anonymous Are both correct? In the given context you want the second one. It was a single event at a definite known time.
- anonymous Are both correct?
- In the given context you want the second one.
- It was a single event at a definite known time.
- Linda made a purchase one day.
- She purchased the item.
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anonymousAre both correct?
In the given context you want the second one. It was a single event at a definite known time. Linda made a purchase one day. She purchased the item. Now it's just a matter of narrowing it down to which account she used.
"Have you purchased?" gives the impression that you're asking for an update on Linda's activities, as
0anonymousstill relevant to the problem
This guide to the use of the present perfect can be very deceptive. It can sometimes disappoint.
Most of what we say has some relevance to the current moment, even things that are quite far in the past, so, unfortunately for learners, that doesn't always help us to decide whether to use the past or the present p
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