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SapphireGT Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
present perfect "HAVE"
first plz forgive my poor english.
lerning about english for a year, one thing that i really want to know is what (the have) represents in perfect present.
for exemple "I ( have) broken a vase."
Of course I know that (the have) is just being used as a function word
but I wonder whether (the have) represents special meaning in that sentence.
dose it really represent any meaning? just fucntion word?
lerning about english for a year, one thing that i really want to know is what (the have) represents in perfect present.
for exemple "I ( have) broken a vase."
Of course I know that (the have) is just being used as a function word
but I wonder whether (the have) represents special meaning in that sentence.
dose it really represent any meaning? just fucntion word?
Top answer
Today, have itself doesn't have any specific meaning. Just an auxilliary verb.
- Today, have itself doesn't have any specific meaning.
- Just an auxilliary verb.
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Today, have itself doesn't have any specific meaning. Just an auxilliary verb.
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You certainly have a knack for languages given the fact you only have been learning English for a mere year.
Have does not carry meaning in perfect tenses; it is just a grammatical auxiliary verb.
Have does not carry meaning in perfect tenses; it is just a grammatical auxiliary verb.
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Hi guys,
I'm not completely comfortable saying Have does not carry meaning in perfect tenses; it is just a grammatical auxiliary verb. That's true in a sense. But on the other hand, when we say 'They have cooked dinner', we mean that now they 'have the result' of cooking dinner. In other words, I don't think it's just by acci
I'm not completely comfortable saying Have does not carry meaning in perfect tenses; it is just a grammatical auxiliary verb. That's true in a sense. But on the other hand, when we say 'They have cooked dinner', we mean that now they 'have the result' of cooking dinner. In other words, I don't think it's just by acci
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I've thought about that, Clive, but decided not to post.
I think you're right, though.
I think you're right, though.
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Your reply is really helpful to me thank you so much clive.
I agree that the reason that HAVE get to be used as presen perfect is not an accident.
I agree that the reason that HAVE get to be used as presen perfect is not an accident.
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If you broke a vase, what do you have? You have a vase - (and it's) broken.
If you closed a book, what do you have? You have a book - closed.
If you wrote a letter, what do you have? You have a letter - written.
It seems to me that the perfect tenses must have started out as this type of expression, evolving as shown:
I have a vase - It's broken. > I have
If you closed a book, what do you have? You have a book - closed.
If you wrote a letter, what do you have? You have a letter - written.
It seems to me that the perfect tenses must have started out as this type of expression, evolving as shown:
I have a vase - It's broken. > I have
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