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Allthewayanime Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Present perfect in reporting news?
Dear teachers,
I would like to know why the present perfect is used in this sentence(taken from a news article):
'Clashes at the borders of Israel in May 2011 have also been inspired by the regional Arab Spring.'
Shouldn't it be a past simple tense(because the time is specified)?
I would like to know why the present perfect is used in this sentence(taken from a news article):
'Clashes at the borders of Israel in May 2011 have also been inspired by the regional Arab Spring.'
Shouldn't it be a past simple tense(because the time is specified)?
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' Shouldn't it be a past simple tense(because the time is specified)? It's pretty clumsy writing. Since it comes from a Wikipedia article you can assume that it hasn't been professionally edited.
- ' Shouldn't it be a past simple tense(because the time is specified)?
- It's pretty clumsy writing.
- Since it comes from a Wikipedia article you can assume that it hasn't been professionally edited.
- You're right, it would be better and clearer as: 'Clashes at the borders of Israel in May 2011 were also inspired by the regional Arab Spring.
- The author may have used the phrasing he did because the protests are ongoing.
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allthewayanime'Clashes at the borders of Israel in May 2011 have also been inspired by the regional Arab Spring.'It's pretty clumsy writing. Since it comes from a Wikipedia article you can assume that it hasn't been professionally edited.
Shouldn't it be a past simple tense(because the time is specified)?
You're right, it would be better and clea
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