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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
past vs present perfect
hi everybody
In the context you are welcoming somebody, you can hear the following sentence: I hope you had a good journey.
My question is if is it possible to use present perfect instead of past such as: I hope you have had a good journey.
To me it makes more sense because the time is not stated.Are both sentences possible?. Is there any difference between them?
Please can you throw some light on this issue again because i'm a bit confused.
Thanks in advance.
In the context you are welcoming somebody, you can hear the following sentence: I hope you had a good journey.
My question is if is it possible to use present perfect instead of past such as: I hope you have had a good journey.
To me it makes more sense because the time is not stated.Are both sentences possible?. Is there any difference between them?
Please can you throw some light on this issue again because i'm a bit confused.
Thanks in advance.
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Both are fine, both are possible. The present perfect highlights the immediacy of the event, and therefore expresses slightly more interest in the topic by the speaker.
- Both are fine, both are possible.
- The present perfect highlights the immediacy of the event, and therefore expresses slightly more interest in the topic by the speaker.
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Both are fine, both are possible. The present perfect highlights the immediacy of the event, and therefore expresses slightly more interest in the topic by the speaker.
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