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Abdulrahman5 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Present perfect

I know that present perfect is used for talking about recent events "actions" that has a result in the present. So my question is what's meant by "recent events" is it actions the happened few hours ago? Or it's maybe happened few days ago ?
  

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Recent events is a relative term in this context. I have just had breakfast. Thank you .

  • Recent events is a relative term in this context.
  • I have just had breakfast.
  • Thank you .
  • ( When you are offered something to eat) I have just undergone a surgery.
  • I need to be careful while using stairs.
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Recent events is a relative term in this context.

I have just had breakfast. Thank you. ( When you are offered something to eat)

I have just undergone a surgery. I need to be careful while using stairs. ( Here it is possible that the surgery happened in the range from one week to even three months)

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Here's an explanation that says about the same thing, but in more words. Emotion: smile

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