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Johner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

I win/won

Hi,

After winning a match they sometimes say "I win", even if it's a past action. To me, this is too absurd. What's the crtieria to be able to use simple present tense instead of simple past tense or present perfect tense? Is it about the action or the state verbs?

Thanks in advance..
  

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johner they sometimes say "I win", even if it's a past action. Not very far in the past, however. It's usually said immediately after winning.

— CalifJim

  • johner they sometimes say "I win", even if it's a past action.
  • Not very far in the past, however.
  • It's usually said immediately after winning.
  • It's an idiosyncrasy of the verb "win" and probably a few other verbs that signal an instantaneous sort of achievement.
  • I win!
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johnerthey sometimes say "I win", even if it's a past action.
Not very far in the past, however. It's usually said immediately after winning. It's an idiosyncrasy of the verb "win" and probably a few other verbs that signal an instantaneous sort of achievement.

I win! (said as soon as the speaker has won)

I understand!
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Hi CJ,

I had started to think I didn't need simple past tense anymore Emotion: stick out tongue. This post helped me recover
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