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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Past simple or present perfect simple
Exercise: Choose the correct form.
A: Have you heard the new about John?
B: No. What's happened?
A: He's had an accident. He was Walking down some steps. He fell an broke his ankle.
I was wondering whether "What happpened?" and "He had an accident" were acceptable, even in British English. The Solutions given are from a BE grammar book.
A: Have you heard the new about John?
B: No. What's happened?
A: He's had an accident. He was Walking down some steps. He fell an broke his ankle.
I was wondering whether "What happpened?" and "He had an accident" were acceptable, even in British English. The Solutions given are from a BE grammar book.
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Exercise: Choose the correct form. A: Have you heard the new about John? B: No.
- Exercise: Choose the correct form.
- A: Have you heard the new about John?
- B: No.
- What's happened?
- A: He's had an accident.
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Exercise: Choose the correct form.
A: Have you heard the new about John?
B: No. What's happened?
A: He's had an accident. He was Walking down some steps. He fell an broke his ankle.
I was wondering whether "What happpened?" and "He had an accident" were acceptable, even in British English. The Solutions given are from a BE grammar book.
A: Have you heard the new about John?
B: No. What's happened?
A: He's had an accident. He was Walking down some steps. He fell an broke his ankle.
I was wondering whether "What happpened?" and "He had an accident" were acceptable, even in British English. The Solutions given are from a BE grammar book.
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It should have been "news about John". Hope there's someone out there to answer my question soon.
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Please stop rushing us to answer you. It's the weekend, and there may be fewer people around to answer your question.
I'm not British, but my guess is that in both BrE and AmE it's the same. Yes, you can use "What happened?" and "He had an accident."
CJ
I'm not British, but my guess is that in both BrE and AmE it's the same. Yes, you can use "What happened?" and "He had an accident."
CJ
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AnonymousI was wondering whether "What happened?" and "He had an accident" were acceptable, even in British English.They're fine in AmE.
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Hello, CP14—and welcome to English Forums.
Please do not double-post: it wastes our free time and energy.
Please do not double-post: it wastes our free time and energy.
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