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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Present perfect and the concept of up to now
Hi. Does this sentence in present perfect give a notion that the action extends to now? Or does it give a notion that a person might be talking about later, however few days or weeks away from time from the end of last year?
He has been to Japan in the last week/month/year.
Is this OK?
I have been to Japan this week/month/year.
He has been to Japan in the last week/month/year.
Is this OK?
I have been to Japan this week/month/year.
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Hi, Does this sentence in present perfect give a notion that the action extends to now? Or does it give a notion that a person might be talking about later, however few days or weeks away from time from the end of last year? He has been to Japan in the last week/month/year.
- Hi, Does this sentence in present perfect give a notion that the action extends to now?
- Or does it give a notion that a person might be talking about later, however few days or weeks away from time from the end of last year?
- He has been to Japan in the last week/month/year.
- Is this OK?
- I have been to Japan this week/month/year.
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Hi,
Does this sentence in present perfect give a notion that the action extends to now? Or does it give a notion that a person might be talking about later, however few days or weeks away from time from the end of last year?
He has been to Japan in the last week/month/year.
Is this OK?
I have been to Japan this week/month/year.
Both of these sound like the per
Does this sentence in present perfect give a notion that the action extends to now? Or does it give a notion that a person might be talking about later, however few days or weeks away from time from the end of last year?
He has been to Japan in the last week/month/year.
Is this OK?
I have been to Japan this week/month/year.
Both of these sound like the per
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Thank you. I think the same. Then why would someone say a present tense for the first sentence "He has been to Japan in the last week/month/year" might say the action (an implication/implications of that action?) extends to now and that is why a present perfect is correct? I think CalifJim said something like that or to that effect (I could be mistaken).
Also, is the use correct with the
Also, is the use correct with the
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Hi,
I think the same. Then why would someone say a present tense for the first sentence "He has been to Japan in the last week/month/year" might say the action (an implication/implications of that action?) extends to now and that is why a present perfect is correct? I think CalifJim said something like that or to that effect (I could be mistaken). You may indeed be mistaken, or perhaps the e
I think the same. Then why would someone say a present tense for the first sentence "He has been to Japan in the last week/month/year" might say the action (an implication/implications of that action?) extends to now and that is why a present perfect is correct? I think CalifJim said something like that or to that effect (I could be mistaken). You may indeed be mistaken, or perhaps the e
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