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Ceph Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Is the second time + present perfect
That is the second time 'B has done it.
('B' has done it twice and that is the second time.)
Shouldn't 'B' is a particular person because we are using the present perfect?
Why does this sentence sound acceptable to me even though 'B' here is not a particular person:
That is the second time someone at the gym has noticed me working out incorrectly.
(On the first incident, person X noticed me. On the second incident, another person Y noticed me)
Could someone explain this logically? How could we use the present perfect in 'is the second time someone at the gym has noticed' when the 'someone at the gym' is not even a particular person.
Thank you.
('B' has done it twice and that is the second time.)
Shouldn't 'B' is a particular person because we are using the present perfect?
Why does this sentence sound acceptable to me even though 'B' here is not a particular person:
That is the second time someone at the gym has noticed me working out incorrectly.
(On the first incident, person X noticed me. On the second incident, another person Y noticed me)
Could someone explain this logically? How could we use the present perfect in 'is the second time someone at the gym has noticed' when the 'someone at the gym' is not even a particular person.
Thank you.
Top answer
ceph Shouldn't 'B' be a particular person because we are using the present perfect? No, it doesn't have to be. ceph How can we use the present perfect in 'is the second time someone at the gym has noticed ' when the 'someone at the gym' is not even a particular person ?
- ceph Shouldn't 'B' be a particular person because we are using the present perfect?
- No, it doesn't have to be.
- ceph How can we use the present perfect in 'is the second time someone at the gym has noticed ' when the 'someone at the gym' is not even a particular person ?
- Because it's the second time an event of a certain kind has happened.
- I hope that's logical enough for you, because it's the real reason!
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cephShouldn't 'B' be a particular person because we are using the present perfect?No, it doesn't have to be.
cephHow can we use the present perfect in 'is the second time someone at the gym has noticed' when the 'someone at the gym' is not even a particular person?Because
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