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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
He has been ill (until) recently.
He has been ill recently.
He has been ill until recently.
He was ill until recently.
May I ask if there is any difference between them? Please help me with this, thank you!!
He has been ill until recently.
He was ill until recently.
May I ask if there is any difference between them? Please help me with this, thank you!!
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The second sentence is not a good use of the present perfect tense. In the first, he is ill now, and the condition has existed for a period of time. In the third, he was ill for a period of time; but at some time not long ago, he improved.
- The second sentence is not a good use of the present perfect tense.
- In the first, he is ill now, and the condition has existed for a period of time.
- In the third, he was ill for a period of time; but at some time not long ago, he improved.
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The second sentence is not a good use of the present perfect tense.
In the first, he is ill now, and the condition has existed for a period of time.
In the third, he was ill for a period of time; but at some time not long ago, he improved.
In the first, he is ill now, and the condition has existed for a period of time.
In the third, he was ill for a period of time; but at some time not long ago, he improved.
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