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Nina_Nia Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Past simple or present perfect 2
Hello,
Could you check these sentences, please?
1.'We haven't met for such a long time!' Said my friend. 'Yes indeed,'I answereed, and 'we both have grown'.
2.If everybody has read/read this new novel, let's discus it.
3.I can hardly recognize you. I haven't seen you since you left for Moscow. And you have changed so much.
4.They left England when he was still a child.
5.When did you see him last?
6.His health has improved greatly since I saw him last.
7.Where did you spend your holidays?
8.Have you ever spent your holidays in France?
9.While travelling in France I met your friend.
10.Did you take any photos while travelling in the south?
Thanks
Could you check these sentences, please?
1.'We haven't met for such a long time!' Said my friend. 'Yes indeed,'I answereed, and 'we both have grown'.
2.If everybody has read/read this new novel, let's discus it.
3.I can hardly recognize you. I haven't seen you since you left for Moscow. And you have changed so much.
4.They left England when he was still a child.
5.When did you see him last?
6.His health has improved greatly since I saw him last.
7.Where did you spend your holidays?
8.Have you ever spent your holidays in France?
9.While travelling in France I met your friend.
10.Did you take any photos while travelling in the south?
Thanks
Top answer
Good job! #2 has read [ #6 My preference is to place 'last' before 'saw', closer to the verb it modifies. ]
- Good job!
- #2 has read [ #6 My preference is to place 'last' before 'saw', closer to the verb it modifies.
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Good job!
#2 has read
[ #6 My preference is to place 'last' before 'saw', closer to the verb it modifies. ]
#2 has read
[ #6 My preference is to place 'last' before 'saw', closer to the verb it modifies. ]
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Thanks 
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I used past simple in the second example as I thought maybe the action finished at a specific time in the past
.I used past simple in the second example as I thought maybe the action finished at a specific time in the past
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It's difficult to make that generalization outside of other contexts, but it sounds good right now.
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