present perfect sentence and simple past sentence problems.

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Hi.I have some confusing this sentence."She (worked) there for six months. Before that she (was) a waitress in a restaurant.She (worked) there for two years."Is this right? orShe (has worked) there for six months. Before that she (was) a waitress in a restaurant.She (has worked) there for two years."Which one is right sentence?

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Carter LeeWhich one is right sentence?

She worked there for six months. Before that, she was a waitress in a restaurant, where she worked for two years.

Hrsanei · Answer

Carter Lee Hi.

I have some confusion about this sentence."

She worked there for six months. Before that she (was) a waitress in a restaurant. She worked/had worked there for two years.

"Is this right? Yes, as shown

or

She (has worked) there for six months. Before that she (was) a waitress in a restaurant. She (has worked) there for two years."Which one is right sentence? If you use a present perfect in your first sentence, then you can't link it to the next sentence with " before that" as present perfect expresses an experience rather than a definite time.

In your first sentence, you mention "six months" and in your third sentence, you say "two years" . I don't know whether you are talking about the same location. You can say

Before she was a waitress in the restaurant, she had worked there for two years as a cook.

Hamid

Carter Lee · Answer

Thanks. I take a looking "Essential grammar in use" text book.
As the text book, She has worked there for six months. Before that, she was a waitress in a restaurant, where she worked for two years.
The text book are wrote as above. So as my remember, we don't use present perfect with finished time.

So i don't understand of text book's answer.

Carter Lee · Answer

Thanks Hamid you are my good teacher.
Thanks

Carter Lee · Answer

This is off the topic, actually i had a this confusion a few weeks ago. Then can i use like this ?  "I have some confused present perfect and simple sentence".

Mister Micawber · Answer

Carter LeeShe has worked there for six months. Before that, she was a waitress in a restaurant, where she worked for two years.

She is still working there—that time is not finished.

Mister Micawber · Answer

Carter Lee Then can i use like this ? "I have some confused present perfect and simple sentence".

No.

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