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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Negation in present perfect tense

1. The dog hasn't died for 3 weeks.

2. The dog hasn't been dead for 3 weeks.

3. The dog has not been dead for 3 weeks.

Are these sentences grammatically correct? What does each mean if correct?

  

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anonymous 1. The dog hasn't died for 3 weeks. That's nonsense.

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  • anonymous 1.
  • The dog hasn't died for 3 weeks.
  • That's nonsense.
  • Obviously, once the dog is dead, he cannot die again.
  • The dog hasn't eaten for 3 weeks.
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anonymous1. The dog hasn't died for 3 weeks.

That's nonsense. Obviously, once the dog is dead, he cannot die again.

The dog hasn't eaten for 3 weeks.

The last time he ate anything was 3 weeks ago.

anonymous3. The dog has not been dead for 3 weeks.

The dog died

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