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Persian Learner Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Present adverb of time with past tense!
Hi.
I've encountered the following sentences in my textbook, and it is strange to me:
It was supposed to have been completed and left on his boss's desk three days ago. It had to be done today.
He glanced at two pieces of mail that had been lying on the counter for more than a week now.
Why has it used present adverbs of time with P.P?
I've encountered the following sentences in my textbook, and it is strange to me:
It was supposed to have been completed and left on his boss's desk three days ago. It had to be done today.
He glanced at two pieces of mail that had been lying on the counter for more than a week now.
Why has it used present adverbs of time with P.P?
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Persian Learner It had to be done today. Today refers to the day on which this was said. " In a narrative, the adverbs are relative to the speaker's time reference, not the reader's.
- Persian Learner It had to be done today.
- Today refers to the day on which this was said.
- " In a narrative, the adverbs are relative to the speaker's time reference, not the reader's.
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Persian LearnerIt had to be done today.Today refers to the day on which this was said.
The same with "now." In a narrative, the adverbs are relative to the speaker's time reference, not the reader's.
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