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John liao Posted 12 years ago
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past simple or present perfect?

Till 2011, most schools have reported that more than 75% of all classrooms are networked.
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Till 2011, most schools reported that more than 75% of all classrooms are networked.

Which one is right?
  

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Which one is right? In my opinion, the present perfect means that the schools in question have still been reporting about it from 2011 on whereas the simple past means that the reporting was not continued after 2011.

— Anonymous

  • Which one is right?
  • In my opinion, the present perfect means that the schools in question have still been reporting about it from 2011 on whereas the simple past means that the reporting was not continued after 2011.
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john liao Till 2011, most schools have reported that more than 75% of all classrooms are networked.orTill 2011, most schools reported that more than 75% of all classrooms are networked.Which one is right?
In my opinion, the present perfect means that the schools in question have still been reporting about it from 2011 on whereas the simple past means that the
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Anonymous my opinion, the present perfect means that the schools in question have still been reporting about it from 2011 on
No. 'Till' means 'until', that is, 'before'. The other sentence has problems too. I suggest:

Before 2011, most schools (had) reported that more than 75% of all classrooms were networked. 'Had' may be needed if the foll
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