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Kane159 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Present perfect

Hi,
I found this sentence on BBC:

The dioxin scare has prompted South Korea to block imports of German pork and poultry products from reaching consumers because of health concerns, local media reported on Friday.

I wonder why the author used the present perfect when the article says this happened on Friday?

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

"Reported" (simple past) is attached to "Friday". The exact time of "has prompted" is not given so it's perfectly ok to say that. Besides the present perfect tense is often used for giving news.

— Ivanhr

  • "Reported" (simple past) is attached to "Friday".
  • The exact time of "has prompted" is not given so it's perfectly ok to say that.
  • Besides the present perfect tense is often used for giving news.
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"Reported" (simple past) is attached to "Friday". The exact time of "has prompted" is not given so it's perfectly ok to say that. Besides the present perfect tense is often used for giving news.
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