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Dominique 4595 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

One tense,two different meanings

In my native language there are two verbal tenses that are represented by only one in english: the simple past, for example : "I cut my wrist" it's a finished action in the past, but it can also mean that I used to do it and at some point the action was interrupted.So depending the context it can have two different meanings. What I wanna know is: Does the present perfect work in the same way? for example: "I have gone to the pub" - 1 the action is finished / - 2 that was my habit but I dont do it anymore, so at some point the action was interrupted. Or does the present perfect has only one meaning?

  

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dominique 4595 In my native language there are two verbal tenses that are represented by only one in english: the simple past, for example : "I cut my wrist" it's a finished action in the past, but it can also mean that I used to do it and at some point the action was interrupted. In what context can "I cut my wrist" mean "I used to do it and at some point the action was interrupted"?

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  • dominique 4595 In my native language there are two verbal tenses that are represented by only one in english: the simple past, for example : "I cut my wrist" it's a finished action in the past, but it can also mean that I used to do it and at some point the action was interrupted.
  • In what context can "I cut my wrist" mean "I used to do it and at some point the action was interrupted"?
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dominique 4595In my native language there are two verbal tenses that are represented by only one in english: the simple past, for example : "I cut my wrist" it's a finished action in the past, but it can also mean that I used to do it and at some point the action was interrupted.

In what context can "I cut my wrist" mean "I used to do it and at some point t

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dominique 4595Does the present perfect work in the same way? for example: "I have gone to the pub" - 1 the action is finished / - 2 that was my habit but I dont do it anymore, so at some point the action was interrupted.

You may think of the present perfect in two ways, but they are not exactly the two that you mentioned here.

1. There is the present

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