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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Present Perfect?

Hi teachers,

Tofino, which was once a quiet fishing village in Canada, has become a popular year-round resort now.

As you can see, "now" is used with present perfect in the sentence above. Does it sound natural to you?

Thank you.
  

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Anonymous As you can see, "now" is used with present perfect in the sentence above. Does it sound natural to you? I think a native would just omit 'now'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous As you can see, "now" is used with present perfect in the sentence above.
  • Does it sound natural to you?
  • I think a native would just omit 'now'.
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AnonymousAs you can see, "now" is used with present perfect in the sentence above. Does it sound natural to you?
I think a native would just omit 'now'.
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Thank you. This sentence is actually from a grammar question. Test is about "tense evaluation" and here is the question:

Tofino, which ---------- once a quiet fishing village in Canada, ------------ a popular year-round resort now.

correct option: was / has become

I think this one is a poor question because present perfect doesn't generally used with "now". What d
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AnonymousI think this one is a poor question because present perfect isn't generally used with "now". What do you think about this question? Does it sound natural for written language?
Tofino, which was once a quiet fishing village in Canada, has now become a popular year-round resort now.

The placement of "now" at the
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Thank you AlpheccaStars Emotion: smile
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