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StepOnMe Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Present Perfect
Melvin *has leaped* into cyberspace determined to forge a new identity." I know that Present Perfect is used to show that the action is not over yet, and it is still going on. But I don't understand the sentence. But the action is over..... but my book said it is a present perfect... Explain please
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StepOnMe I know that Present Perfect is used to show that the action is not over yet But that is not the only use of the present perfect. It is also used to show that a completed past action has current relevance. CJ
- StepOnMe I know that Present Perfect is used to show that the action is not over yet But that is not the only use of the present perfect.
- It is also used to show that a completed past action has current relevance.
- CJ
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StepOnMeI know that Present Perfect is used to show that the action is not over yetBut that is not the only use of the present perfect.
It is also used to show that a completed past action has current relevance.
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By "current relevance" I mean importance to the situation in which the sentence is uttered.
The present perfect in this case acts like a status report on Melvin.
Melvin has leaped into cyberspace.
This says that the current situation is that Melvin is now in cyberspace. The fact that he leaped into cyberspace in the past is relevant to our understanding that he i
The present perfect in this case acts like a status report on Melvin.
Melvin has leaped into cyberspace.
This says that the current situation is that Melvin is now in cyberspace. The fact that he leaped into cyberspace in the past is relevant to our understanding that he i
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