Have stopped reading
I have made up the example below.
(1) I've stopped reading poems. I'm now interested in science fiction.
All of my non-native English speaking friends think "have stopped reading" doesn't make sense because the present perfect doesn't fit the context.
Please explain why it is wrong. Thank you very much.
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ansonguy All of my non-native English speaking friends think "have stopped reading" doesn't make sense because the present perfect doesn't fit the context. I wonder why they said that. It makes sense to me.
- ansonguy All of my non-native English speaking friends think "have stopped reading" doesn't make sense because the present perfect doesn't fit the context.
- I wonder why they said that.
- It makes sense to me.
- I've stopped reading poems.
- = I don't read poems anymore.
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ansonguyAll of my non-native English speaking friends think "have stopped reading" doesn't make sense because the present perfect doesn't fit the context.
I wonder why they said that. It makes sense to me.
I've stopped reading poems. = I don't read poems anymore. / I'm not (spending time) reading poems anymore.
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