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Joyce_ang Posted 22 years ago
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:: Is this sentence correct - Q & A
Question 1:
Q: Did you eat the cake ?
A: I have eaten the cake already.
*** wish to know if the question posted is in ' simple past tense', can my answer be in ' present perfect tense'?
Question 2:
Q:Did you eat the cake?
A:Yes,I already ate it.
*** should it be question in simple past & answer in simple past tense??
Appreciate your kind reply. Thanks alot!!
Joyce
Q: Did you eat the cake ?
A: I have eaten the cake already.
*** wish to know if the question posted is in ' simple past tense', can my answer be in ' present perfect tense'?
Question 2:
Q:Did you eat the cake?
A:Yes,I already ate it.
*** should it be question in simple past & answer in simple past tense??
Appreciate your kind reply. Thanks alot!!
JoyceTop answer
1. Possible. 2.
- 1.
- Possible.
- 2.
- Not really.
- In this example, since you used the word 'already', a present perfect tense is preferred.
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1. Possible.
2. Not really.
In this example, since you used the word 'already', a present perfect tense is preferred.
Note, however, it is not always true that 'already' must be connected to 'perfect tense'.
If you wish to use simple past, say this instead:
- 'Yes, I ate it.'
There's difference between spoken US and spoken UK.
In spoken US,
2. Not really.
In this example, since you used the word 'already', a present perfect tense is preferred.
Note, however, it is not always true that 'already' must be connected to 'perfect tense'.
If you wish to use simple past, say this instead:
- 'Yes, I ate it.'
There's difference between spoken US and spoken UK.
In spoken US,
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