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Habiba Tarek Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Past or present simple??

The only good thing he has ever done was his verse on that song.

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The only good thing he has ever done is his verse on that song.

  

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Either is possible. In this kind of sentence you may take the point of view of the time the song was written (past) or you may take the point of view of "eternal time" where the song exists forever now that it is written (present). CJ

  • Either is possible.
  • In this kind of sentence you may take the point of view of the time the song was written (past) or you may take the point of view of "eternal time" where the song exists forever now that it is written (present).
  • CJ
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Either is possible.

In this kind of sentence you may take the point of view of the time the song was written (past) or you may take the point of view of "eternal time" where the song exists forever now that it is written (present).

CJ

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