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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Have you eaten lunch OR did you eat lunch?
Situation: At 12.30 I have my lunch. At 3.00 O'clock someone is going to ask me wheather I had my lunch or not, which one of the following is correct in this situation-
-Have you eaten your lunch?
-Did you eat your lunch?
-Have you eaten your lunch?
-Did you eat your lunch?
Top answer
Both are correct. Have you eaten your lunch? is more common when the intent is to have lunch together at 3 if he hasn't eaten his lunch yet.
- Both are correct.
- Have you eaten your lunch?
- is more common when the intent is to have lunch together at 3 if he hasn't eaten his lunch yet.
- " is more likely to be used when you are currently in a situation that may change depending on the answer.
- This is called "current relevance".
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Both are correct.
Have you eaten your lunch? is more common when the intent is to have lunch together at 3 if he hasn't eaten his lunch yet. That's because "Have you eaten?" is more likely to be used when you are currently in a situation that may change depending on the answer. This is called "current relevance".
Did you eat your lunch? is more common when there
Have you eaten your lunch? is more common when the intent is to have lunch together at 3 if he hasn't eaten his lunch yet. That's because "Have you eaten?" is more likely to be used when you are currently in a situation that may change depending on the answer. This is called "current relevance".
Did you eat your lunch? is more common when there
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