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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Please help! tense problem

Dear teachers,

on a questionnaire, what is the correct tense for this question and why? Please British English, if there are any differences (as my teacher requires). Thank you!

1. Did you study?

2. Have you studied?
  

Top answer

Both are possible. There must be more to the question than that. Study for what?

— Mister Micawber

  • Both are possible.
  • There must be more to the question than that.
  • Study for what?
  • For the questionnaire?
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Both are possible. There must be more to the question than that. Study for what? For the questionnaire?
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It's a questionnaire that asks you about what you did (have done?!) in your life. One question is about whether you had an academic career and I'm supposed to choose the right tense. So either "have you studied (literature)" or "did you study (literature)"?
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Most references to past experience use the present perfect.
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