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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Present perfect or past tense
Hi. Should a person use a present perfect tense here? How about a past tense?
(two people talking in Tokyo, Japan)
A: Oh, you look like you need to brush up on your driving. How long have you been driving?
B: I have driven for fifteen years before coming to Japan one year ago, See, I have plenty of experience in driving, eventhough not in this part of the world.
Or could this be correct as what B might say? Let us say/pretend that "XXX" is a country.
B: I have driven for fifteen years in XXX. See, I have plenty of experience in drivng, eventhough not in this part of the world.
(two people talking in Tokyo, Japan)
A: Oh, you look like you need to brush up on your driving. How long have you been driving?
B: I have driven for fifteen years before coming to Japan one year ago, See, I have plenty of experience in driving, eventhough not in this part of the world.
Or could this be correct as what B might say? Let us say/pretend that "XXX" is a country.
B: I have driven for fifteen years in XXX. See, I have plenty of experience in drivng, eventhough not in this part of the world.
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", because it relates an action/event in the past and continues up to the present (now). Chris
- ", because it relates an action/event in the past and continues up to the present (now).
- Chris
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You will want a Present Perfect Continuous Tense, "I have been driving for fifteen years...", because it relates an action/event in the past and continues up to the present (now).
Chris
Chris
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Hi,
Should a person use a present perfect tense here? How about a past tense? Yes, use Simple Past. 'I have driven' does not fit with 'one year ago'.
(two people talking in Tokyo, Japan)
A: Oh, you look like you need to brush up on your driving. How long have you been driving?
B:I have driven I drove for fifteen years before coming to Japan one year ag
Should a person use a present perfect tense here? How about a past tense? Yes, use Simple Past. 'I have driven' does not fit with 'one year ago'.
(two people talking in Tokyo, Japan)
A: Oh, you look like you need to brush up on your driving. How long have you been driving?
B:
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