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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Present Perfect - Dying?

What is the difference between:
"He died" and "He has died"
Why don't you always use the present perfect? Because dying always connects to the present or isn't it?

Thank you.
  

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Anonymous Why don't you always use the present perfec t, b ecause dying always connects to the presen t, or isn't doesn't it? No, it doesn't. Consider this: William Shakespeare died 400 years ago.

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  • Anonymous Why don't you always use the present perfec t, b ecause dying always connects to the presen t, or isn't doesn't it?
  • No, it doesn't.
  • Consider this: William Shakespeare died 400 years ago.
  • , by a surgeon leaving theatre after an unsuccessful operation.
  • I'm sorry, the operation was not successful.
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AnonymousWhy don't you always use the present perfect, because dying always connects to the present, or isn't doesn't it?
No, it doesn't.
Consider this:
William Shakespeare died 400 years ago.
Anonymous"He has died"
This might be said, e.g., by a surgeon leaving theatre after an
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Why wouldn't you say "I'm sorry, the operation was not successful. I'm afraid he died." What would be the difference between this one and your example?
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We use the present perfect to report events in the very recent past.
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Anonymous"I'm sorry, the operation was not successful. I'm afraid he died."
That's also possible, but given the current relevance, "... has died" makes more sense.

You cannot say, however, "Shakespeare has died" because he has already died.
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