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Tomeng Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Present perfect or past simple tense?
Hi all,
I have come across two fill in the blanks questions,which I become very suspicious about. All comments are appreciated.
1. Research 4____has shown_________ (show) that this trend 5____has managed____________________ (manage) to change some executives’ lives.
2. In recent years, there 6____has been____________________ (be) a rapid increase in the number of people who 7____has started__________ (start) consulting “life coaches”.
In the second parts of these sentences I used present perfect. However, I'm not sure if they are correct. Can we use past simple in these second parts of the sentences?
thanks in advance
I have come across two fill in the blanks questions,which I become very suspicious about. All comments are appreciated.
1. Research 4____has shown_________ (show) that this trend 5____has managed____________________ (manage) to change some executives’ lives.
2. In recent years, there 6____has been____________________ (be) a rapid increase in the number of people who 7____has started__________ (start) consulting “life coaches”.
In the second parts of these sentences I used present perfect. However, I'm not sure if they are correct. Can we use past simple in these second parts of the sentences?
thanks in advance
Top answer
tomeng 2. In recent years, there 6 ___has been____________________ (be) a rapid increase in the number of people who 7___ have started ________ (start) consulting “life coaches”. It's a bad exercise.
- tomeng 2.
- In recent years, there 6 ___has been____________________ (be) a rapid increase in the number of people who 7___ have started ________ (start) consulting “life coaches”.
- It's a bad exercise.
- Several tenses and combinations are possible.
- Your choice of present perfect is fine, but note my correction.
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tomeng2. In recent years, there 6___has been____________________ (be) a rapid increase in the number of people who 7___have started________ (start) consulting “life coaches”.It's a bad exercise. Several tenses and combinations are possible. Your choice of present perfect is fine, but note my correction
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Hello, tomeng—and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member.
tomengIn the second parts of these sentences I used present perfect. However, I'm not sure if they are correct.Yes, they are. In #2, 'people' demands the plural 'have started'.
tomeng. Can we use past simple in these second parts of the sentences?
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