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Nina_Nia Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

It's obvious you didn't/haven't

Hello,

Do you agree with my choice?
I used present perfect in this sentence as the result is 'obvious' and probably important at the moment of speaking.
It's obvious that you didn't /haven't read the report.

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is obvious is the present tense, and haven't read is the proper form in the second part of the sentence because it refers to a past action.

— Philip

  • is obvious is the present tense, and haven't read is the proper form in the second part of the sentence because it refers to a past action.
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is obvious is the present tense, and haven't read is the proper form in the second part of the sentence because it refers to a past action.
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Hi Nina

"It´s obvious that you haven´t read the report."
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Hi Nina,
Both are correct. Suppose (for the sake of argument) the report contained a recommendation never to eat broccoli; and then later I ate some broccoli. Somebody might say to me "it's obvious that you didn't read the report". But if the report somehow related to my present behaviour, they're more likely to say "it's obvious that you haven't read the report".

Very many of thes
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Nina_NiaI used present perfect in this sentence as the result is 'obvious' and probably important at the moment of speaking.It's obvious that you didn't /haven't read the report.
You are giving to much weight to the word "obvious". Both versions are possible, as already discussed earlier in this thread.
Sometimes the choice has more to do with what is in
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