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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
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Past simple
A: You're very bad at this. B: I never said I was good. Why do we answer such question with simple past? Would present perfect also work here? Thanks.
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Hi, A: You're very bad at this. B: I never said I was good. Why do we answer such question with simple past?
- Hi, A: You're very bad at this.
- B: I never said I was good.
- Why do we answer such question with simple past?
- Would present perfect also work here?
- Yes We might answer with a past reference in a scenario where we have also done the thing in the past.
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Hi,
A: You're very bad at this. B: I never said I was good. Why do we answer such question with simple past? Would present perfect also work here?Yes
We might answer with a past reference in a scenario where we have also done the thing in the past.
A: You're very bad at this. B: I never said I was good. Why do we answer such question with simple past? Would present perfect also work here?Yes
We might answer with a past reference in a scenario where we have also done the thing in the past.
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