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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
perfect tense
I have worked in the office for 10 years.
in the sentence, can we say that 10 will be from now or any 10 years by now ?
in the sentence, can we say that 10 will be from now or any 10 years by now ?
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The ten-year time-period began ten years before the moment of speaking. If I say today "I have worked in the office for ten years", then I began to work in the office in 2005
- The ten-year time-period began ten years before the moment of speaking.
- If I say today "I have worked in the office for ten years", then I began to work in the office in 2005
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The ten-year time-period began ten years before the moment of speaking. If I say today "I have worked in the office for ten years", then I began to work in the office in 2005
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I have worked in the office for 10 years. = I started work in April, 2005. I work there now (April, 2015).
I worked in the office for 100 years. = (Example) I started work in January 1900. I stopped working in January 2000.
I worked in the office for 100 years. = (Example) I started work in January 1900. I stopped working in January 2000.
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