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Sun 94 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Present perfect or present
Tense is always confusing. In the following sentence, which one is bettter? And why? Please explain to me the differnce!
Having adult responsibilites gives( or has given ?)me the chance to understand what the world is like( or will be like?) outside my home. It provides( or has provided?) me with hands-on training and is beneficial for me.
Having adult responsibilites gives( or has given ?)me the chance to understand what the world is like( or will be like?) outside my home. It provides( or has provided?) me with hands-on training and is beneficial for me.
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)me ... Do you want to emphasize that you now have responsibilities that now give you this chance? If so, use gives .
- )me ...
- Do you want to emphasize that you now have responsibilities that now give you this chance?
- If so, use gives .
- Do you want to emphasize that you now have these reponsibilities as the result of having acquired them in the past, and that you have now had for some time a chance to understand the world?
- If so, use has given .
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sun 94Having adult responsibilites gives( or has given ?)me ...Do you want to emphasize that you now have responsibilities that now give you this chance? If so, use gives.
Do you want to emphasize that you now have these reponsibilities as the result of having acquired them in the past, and that you have now had for some time a
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