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February Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

It (has) thundered

0 Dear all 02br
00A few days ago when I said "it has thundered just now" on the phone my friend (she is a native) said that it sounds somewhat strange. 02br
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00Is this sentence strange to your ears, too? Please kindly help me. 02br
00Regards, 0-
  

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0Just a bit, though there's nothing really wrong with it. The thundering was brief and had finished, so I would have said 'it thundered'. Present perfect usually appears with an event of some duration, or multiple events, or negative statements: 02br 02br 00It's been thundering all day.

— Mister Micawber

  • 0Just a bit, though there's nothing really wrong with it.
  • The thundering was brief and had finished, so I would have said 'it thundered'.
  • Present perfect usually appears with an event of some duration, or multiple events, or negative statements: 02br 02br 00It's been thundering all day.
  • 02br 00It has thundered 3 or 4 times tonight.
  • 02br 00We've had a lot of rain, but it hasn't thundered yet.
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0Just a bit, though there's nothing really wrong with it. The thundering was brief and had finished, so I would have said 'it thundered'. Present perfect usually appears with an event of some duration, or multiple events, or negative statements: 02br
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00It's been thundering all day. 02br
00It has thundered 3 or 4 times tonight. 02br
00We've had a
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0 Thank you Mister Micawber, for your kind help! 02br
00If a sentence describes multiple events, then present perfect is prefered...! 02br
00It seems to me interesting. Now I'm beginning to understand some tip. 02br
00With my best regards, 0-
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0 We would often make the distinction between once only and multiple (or continual) by saying either "It thundered" or "it has been thundering". Note, however, that "it thundered" could mean once only, or continual (= repeated), or continuous (rumbling all the time) so it is important to make the distinction clear (e.g. it thundered once) if it matters. 0-
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00...Is this sentence strange to your ears, too?...12blockquote
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00A little – to my ears, at least. 02br
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00I'd be more inclined to say: 02br
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00"We had some thunder (and lightning) today." 02br
00"Did you have any thunder where you are?" 02br
00"Have you had
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