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Believer Posted 18 years ago
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Present perfect

Hi,

I was listening to a sermon and I think I heard a past perfect being used to reference back to what Jesus has done. Is this OK?

rough paraphrasing of what I heard:

Folks, we must not forget what Jesus has done in the Mount.

I think, he was referencing 'we' to be people of our days. Is it OK to use a past perfect in this case? I think Clive said that a past perfect can be used in a case where a need to be time specific doesn't exist and when the scene of the sentence has unfolded not long ago.
  

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Hi, I was listening to a sermon and I think I heard a past perfect being used to reference back to what Jesus has done. Is this OK? rough paraphrasing of what I heard: Folks, we must not forget what Jesus has done in the Mount.

  • Hi, I was listening to a sermon and I think I heard a past perfect being used to reference back to what Jesus has done.
  • Is this OK?
  • rough paraphrasing of what I heard: Folks, we must not forget what Jesus has done in the Mount.
  • I think, he was referencing 'we' to be people of our days.
  • Is it OK to use a past present perfect in this case?
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Hi,

I was listening to a sermon and I think I heard a past perfect being used to reference back to what Jesus has done. Is this OK?

rough paraphrasing of what I heard:

Folks, we must not forget what Jesus has done in the Mount.

I think, he was refe

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