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Jonathan1 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Past Simple instead of Present Perfect?
Hello,
why is the following sentence written in Past Simple and not in Present Perfect?
"who ever heard of him?"
I thought that if there is "yet", "just", "ever" etc. the Present Perfect should be used, like in: "They have just arived".
Thanks in advnace!
why is the following sentence written in Past Simple and not in Present Perfect?
"who ever heard of him?"
I thought that if there is "yet", "just", "ever" etc. the Present Perfect should be used, like in: "They have just arived".
Thanks in advnace!
Top answer
That "rule" does not always apply, or is not always strictly adhered to, especially in colloquial speech.
- That "rule" does not always apply, or is not always strictly adhered to, especially in colloquial speech.
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That "rule" does not always apply, or is not always strictly adhered to, especially in colloquial speech.
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In fact, this sentence was written in a book that its grammar is very accurate, so I wanted to know if maybe I'm missing something.
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