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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Present perfect or past simple?

I love his books. I've read them all several times. A friend gave/ has given me his book and since then I've bought them all. Which one is correct, gave or has given?
  

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Thanks but why? I couldn't understand it. And one more question "Help him! He fell/ has fallen into a hole." Fell or has fallen?
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AnonymousThanks but why? I couldn't understand it.
By saying 'since then', you are locating the giving of the book clearly in the past.
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Thank you. Well, in the above sentence which one is correct? Fell or has fallen?
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If he is still in the hole - He has fallen.
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AnonymousI love his books. I've read them all several times. A friend gave me one of his books and since then I've bought them all.
I would say it as shown above.

I'm assuming that neither use of 'his' is coreferential with 'friend' and that 'his' refers to the author.

CJ
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