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Cho7712 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Present perfect ?
I am very much wondering in what way the native speakers interpret these two of conversations.
A) I have lived in Texas.
B) When was that?
a) I'm going abroad
b) so I have heard.
a) When did you hear about it?
b) Yesterday.
It looks like there is no reason to use the present perfect in 'A and a'.
Also one can hardly think of 'A and a' as having its meaning range up to the present situation.
In this point of view, it is really interesting with what intention the native spreakers use the present perfect in 'A and a'.
What is your opinions?
A) I have lived in Texas.
B) When was that?
a) I'm going abroad
b) so I have heard.
a) When did you hear about it?
b) Yesterday.
It looks like there is no reason to use the present perfect in 'A and a'.
Also one can hardly think of 'A and a' as having its meaning range up to the present situation.
In this point of view, it is really interesting with what intention the native spreakers use the present perfect in 'A and a'.
What is your opinions?
Top answer
Two people are sitting in a bar in Boston. Texan: Texas is the best state in this entire US of A. Bostonian: I've lived in Texas, and it's more like the most barbaric state in the Union.
- Two people are sitting in a bar in Boston.
- Texan: Texas is the best state in this entire US of A.
- Bostonian: I've lived in Texas, and it's more like the most barbaric state in the Union.
- NOW........
- |<my actual experience, and then memory of my experience of living in Texas>|NOW..........
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Two people are sitting in a bar in Boston.
Texan: Texas is the best state in this entire US of A.
Bostonian: I've lived in Texas, and it's more like the most barbaric state in the Union.
Pictorially, the last remark looks like this:
..........My life..............|<lived in Texas>|..........................................................................................NOW...
Texan: Texas is the best state in this entire US of A.
Bostonian: I've lived in Texas, and it's more like the most barbaric state in the Union.
Pictorially, the last remark looks like this:
..........My life..............|<lived in Texas>|..........................................................................................NOW...
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It can't be more convincible than your picture explanation, thanks there.
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