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Kenny1999 Posted 5 years ago
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Lost his job or has lost his job?
He lost his job.
He has lost his job.
What is the difference?
I think "He has lost his job" should imply that he is now still unemployed.
How about "He lost his job"? Does it have any implication that he has now got another job?
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kenny1999 I think "He has lost his job" should imply that he is now still unemployed. Yes. Also it normally implies that he lost his job relatively recently.
- kenny1999 I think "He has lost his job" should imply that he is now still unemployed.
- Yes.
- Also it normally implies that he lost his job relatively recently.
- kenny1999 How about "He lost his job"?
- Does it have any implication that he has now got another job?
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kenny1999I think "He has lost his job" should imply that he is now still unemployed.
Yes. Also it normally implies that he lost his job relatively recently.
kenny1999How about "He lost his job"? Does it have any implication that he has now got another job?
No, in itself it has no implication either way. Also, it ca
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