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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Present perfect amd then past simple.
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When we want to express 2 or 3 actions in the past.
I have entered the room and I took the documents and got out of the room.
If for the first action we used the present perfect. Is it advisible to use past simple or present perfect for the 2nd and the 3rd action?
When we want to express 2 or 3 actions in the past.
I have entered the room and I took the documents and got out of the room.
If for the first action we used the present perfect. Is it advisible to use past simple or present perfect for the 2nd and the 3rd action?
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Anonymous I have entered the room , and I took the documents and got out . of the room.
- Anonymous I have entered the room , and I took the documents and got out .
- of the room.
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Anonymous Ihaveentered the room,and Itook the documents and got out.of the room.
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Even if we don't say when?
To make it clear for me: if we use 2 or 3 consecutive actions in the past we only have to use the past simple?
To make it clear for me: if we use 2 or 3 consecutive actions in the past we only have to use the past simple?
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AnonymousEven if we don't say when?With the past simple you can say when or not say when. There's no restriction.
Anonymousif we use 2 or 3 consecutive actions in the past we only have to use the past simple?Correct.
Less commonly, use the present perfect for all 3 actions.
I entered the room, took th
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