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Whatchadoin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Present perfect
Why do loads of volunteers on here say "I've never heard that" when someone posts something?
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Can I say "I've never eaten an orange before." if I just ate it?
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Can I say "I've never eaten an orange before." if I just ate it?
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" if I just ate one ? Yup! Your brain is on a delay switch!
- " if I just ate one ?
- Yup!
- Your brain is on a delay switch!
- You're discounting the present instance of eating the orange.
- CJ
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whatchadoinCan I say "I've never eaten an orange before." if I just ate one?Yup! Your brain is on a delay switch!
You're discounting the present instance of eating the orange.
CJ
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Can I say "I've never eaten an orange." if I ate one last night or a couple of nights before?
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whatchadoinCan I say "I've never eaten an orange." if I ate one last night or a couple of nights before?Only if you want to tell a lie.
CJ
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whatchadoinCan I say "I've never eaten an orange before." if I just ate one ?No. It would be correct had you not eaten the orange. Now that you ate one, you need to say " I had never eaten an orange [ in my entirely life until today].Two past events require past perfect, heard and ate.
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