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Kwangs Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

present perfect

Hi, Is there a difference between "I've finished it" and "I already finished it". And, Here's one more, I want to know the difference between "The managers have not decided that proposal" and "The managers did not decided that proposal."
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The present perfect, not the past simple, can be used for completed (past) actions that still have present relevance. Does that answer your question?

  • The present perfect, not the past simple, can be used for completed (past) actions that still have present relevance.
  • Does that answer your question?
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The present perfect, not the past simple, can be used for completed (past) actions that still have present relevance.
Does that answer your question?
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kwangsThe managers did not decided decide that proposal.
After a form of auxiliary do (do, does, did), you must use the plain form of the verb.

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kwangs"The managers have not decided on that proposal" and "The managers did not decide on that proposal."
This is one of those pairs in which the present perfect almost certainly indicates a situation that is much more recent compared with the version i

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