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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

present perfect

Hi everyone, I'm fench and I would like to perfect my english, but I don't really understand how to use the present perfect tense .... And moreover is this wrong to say " I live in Paris since 2000 " ? Or I have to say " I have lived in Paris since 2000 " ?
Thanks and greetings!
  

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Anonymous I live in Paris since 2000 " ? Or I have to say " I have lived in Paris since 2000 " ? The first sentence is incorrect English.

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  • Anonymous I live in Paris since 2000 " ?
  • Or I have to say " I have lived in Paris since 2000 " ?
  • The first sentence is incorrect English.
  • The second one is correct.
  • Alternatively, you can use the present perfect progressive 'have been living' instead of the present perfect.
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AnonymousI live in Paris since 2000 " ? Or I have to say " I have lived in Paris since 2000 " ?
The first sentence is incorrect English. The second one is correct. Alternatively, you can use the present perfect progressive 'have been living' instead of the present perfect.
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AnonymousAnd moreover is this wrong to say " I live in Paris since 2000 " ?
Yes.
AnonymousI have to say " I have lived in Paris since 2000 " ?
Yes.

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