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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Not correct to use present perfect in this situation?
Hi. Is it incorrect to use a present perfect tense with the adverb "yet"? I think (not sure, though) in a situation when someone asks you whether you have eaten yet, it seems the present perfect tense, not a past tense, is correct.
eg,
Have you eaten yet? No, I haven't eaten yet.
Then, when do we use the question "Did you eat yet?" or the sentence "I didn't eat yet"?
Also, is it incorrect to use a past tense with the words "many times"? I think not. I think in a story or narrative, we can write sentences like "He ate here many times in 19XX/when he was young."
eg,
He has eaten here many times.
eg,
Have you eaten yet? No, I haven't eaten yet.
Then, when do we use the question "Did you eat yet?" or the sentence "I didn't eat yet"?
Also, is it incorrect to use a past tense with the words "many times"? I think not. I think in a story or narrative, we can write sentences like "He ate here many times in 19XX/when he was young."
eg,
He has eaten here many times.
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He ate here many times in 19XX/when he was young. He has eaten here many times. Have you eaten yet?
- He ate here many times in 19XX/when he was young.
- He has eaten here many times.
- Have you eaten yet?
- No, I haven't eaten yet.
- Did you eat yet?
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He ate here many times in 19XX/when he was young.
He has eaten here many times.
Have you eaten yet?
No, I haven't eaten yet.
Did you eat yet?
I didn't eat yet.
These are all fine. Americans tend to use the last two more than Brits do.
He has eaten here many times.
Have you eaten yet?
No, I haven't eaten yet.
Did you eat yet?
I didn't eat yet.
These are all fine. Americans tend to use the last two more than Brits do.
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