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Tanner92 Posted 10 years ago
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He is the first player who has won this trophy.
Hello all 
I am curious to know whether I can use present perfect in my example even though it has been e.g. one year since that happened and there are two, three more players who has already done/achieved the same.
- He is the first player who has won this trophy. ...or this one can be said only shortly after it happened?
I know that the most natural way to say this is: He is the first player to win this trophy. But here I am focused on the present perfect tense. Even though it may sound a bit unnatural - could I use present perfect shortly after it happened as well as a few months, years since.....
Thank you!
I am curious to know whether I can use present perfect in my example even though it has been e.g. one year since that happened and there are two, three more players who has already done/achieved the same.
- He is the first player who has won this trophy. ...or this one can be said only shortly after it happened?
I know that the most natural way to say this is: He is the first player to win this trophy. But here I am focused on the present perfect tense. Even though it may sound a bit unnatural - could I use present perfect shortly after it happened as well as a few months, years since.....
Thank you!
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Tanner92 - He is the first player who has won this trophy. or this one can be said only shortly after it happened? I would use the simple past regardless of how much time has passed.
- Tanner92 - He is the first player who has won this trophy.
- or this one can be said only shortly after it happened?
- I would use the simple past regardless of how much time has passed.
- - He is the first player who won this trophy.
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Tanner92- He is the first player who has won this trophy. ...or this one can be said only shortly after it happened?I would use the simple past regardless of how much time has passed.
- He is the first player who won this trophy.
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