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Alex11sf Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Present Perfect or Past Simple
1) If somebody has a press conference and wants to thank the first coach in his life what does he say?
a) He has helped me a lot
b) He helped me a lot
Since it is a general thought it leads me to think that option A is more correct. In option B the person is probably imagining a time frame in the past
2) If a player changes his agent what does he say to him?
a) player: You've made me a good player
b) You made me a good player
Again I think it's A because the player is good right now. If the player WAS good then I would say that option B is better
3) If somebody becomes a millionaire and then loses his wealth how is it better to say
a) I became a millionaire but I lost my wealth
b) I became a millionaire but I've lost my wealth
From a grammatical stand point option B sounds correct but for some reason I think that once someone starts to talk in the past simple, he has to continue even though the action might have a present relevance
So guys, I basically want to know if you think if I'm correct or not. I would prefer if a native speaker answers my question.
Thank you in advance
a) He has helped me a lot
b) He helped me a lot
Since it is a general thought it leads me to think that option A is more correct. In option B the person is probably imagining a time frame in the past
2) If a player changes his agent what does he say to him?
a) player: You've made me a good player
b) You made me a good player
Again I think it's A because the player is good right now. If the player WAS good then I would say that option B is better
3) If somebody becomes a millionaire and then loses his wealth how is it better to say
a) I became a millionaire but I lost my wealth
b) I became a millionaire but I've lost my wealth
From a grammatical stand point option B sounds correct but for some reason I think that once someone starts to talk in the past simple, he has to continue even though the action might have a present relevance
So guys, I basically want to know if you think if I'm correct or not. I would prefer if a native speaker answers my question.
Thank you in advance
Top answer
1 The more recent the association with the coach, the more a) is correct. 2 Your logic is correct 3 This really depends on the point of view. I prefer b) because I want to think that the situation is not over and done with.
- 1 The more recent the association with the coach, the more a) is correct.
- 2 Your logic is correct 3 This really depends on the point of view.
- I prefer b) because I want to think that the situation is not over and done with.
- By the way, welcome to the Forums.
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1 The more recent the association with the coach, the more a) is correct.
2 Your logic is correct
3 This really depends on the point of view. I prefer b) because I want to think that the situation is not over and done with.
By the way, welcome to the Forums.
2 Your logic is correct
3 This really depends on the point of view. I prefer b) because I want to think that the situation is not over and done with.
By the way, welcome to the Forums.
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Thank you And can I ask you another question ?
If someone has a girlfriend, breaks up with her, goes out with a friend one
And can I ask you another question ?If someone has a girlfriend, breaks up with her, goes out with a friend one
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