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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Past and Perfect keep confusing me
What is the right way: I've lived in many countries or I lived in many countries. I lived in Europe, before I moved to HK or I've lived ...before?.... Thank you
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Are you summarizing your life experiences? I've lived in many countries. Do you want to specify when this series of experiences started?
- Are you summarizing your life experiences?
- I've lived in many countries.
- Do you want to specify when this series of experiences started?
- I've lived in many countries since I graduated from college.
- Are you telling someone what you did during a previous time in your life?
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Are you summarizing your life experiences? I've lived in many countries.
Do you want to specify when this series of experiences started? I've lived in many countries since I graduated from college.
Are you telling someone what you did during a previous time in your life? I lived in many countries.
Do you want to say exactly when you did something? I liv
Do you want to specify when this series of experiences started? I've lived in many countries since I graduated from college.
Are you telling someone what you did during a previous time in your life? I lived in many countries.
Do you want to say exactly when you did something? I liv
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I lived in many countries. -- talking about a period of your life that is now viewed as distant and complete, and somehow separated from the present
I have lived in many countries. -- (more usual) gives the impression that your having lived in many countries has a present relevance/consequence, say in terms of the experience it has afforded
I lived in Europe befo
I have lived in many countries. -- (more usual) gives the impression that your having lived in many countries has a present relevance/consequence, say in terms of the experience it has afforded
I lived in Europe befo
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