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Voytaszek Posted 10 years ago
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Is this sentence correct?

I've seen it while he was playing golf.

Is this correct to use present perfect with past continuous in one sentence like this one above?
  

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Voytaszek : Is this sentence correct? I've seen it while he was playing golf As it stands in isolation, yes.

— Mister Micawber

  • Voytaszek : Is this sentence correct?
  • I've seen it while he was playing golf As it stands in isolation, yes.
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Voytaszek: Is this sentence correct? I've seen it while he was playing golf
As it stands in isolation, yes.
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VoytaszekI've seen it while he was playing golf.Is this correct to use present perfect with past continuous in one sentence like this one above?
For the experiential present perfect, yes, but you need a good set-up to make it work. Generally speaking a time reference (while he was playing golf) is not used with the present perfect (I've seen).
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Can I use present perfect saying sth like this or should I use past perfect?

`I`ve seen this for the first time while he was playing golf ysterday`.

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` I saw this for the first time while he was playing golf yesterdayf`.
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Voytaszek`I`ve seen this for the first time while he was playing golf ysterday`.
No, because a specific past time is mentioned.
Voytaszekor should I use past perfect?
No, because no other, later past event is mentioned.
Voytaszek I saw this for the first time while he was playing golf yesterday
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