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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Present perfect /Simple past
A “calendar stick” carved centuries ago by the Winnebago tribe may provide the first evidence that the North American Indians have developed/developed advanced full-year calendars based on systematic astronomical observation.
Guys, I really get confused in choosing present perfect over simple past in the sentences as above... Both the tense seems to be equally good....Consider...
I have been to Australia
I went to Australia.
Both..ok..... But whats the difference....when to use one over other.......Please help me understand it..
Thank you
Guys, I really get confused in choosing present perfect over simple past in the sentences as above... Both the tense seems to be equally good....Consider...
I have been to Australia
I went to Australia.
Both..ok..... But whats the difference....when to use one over other.......Please help me understand it..
Thank you
Top answer
Past simple should be used because you are talking about a finished action in the past. So you have to use developed in that context. As for the second question, both are possible with different meaning.
- Past simple should be used because you are talking about a finished action in the past.
- So you have to use developed in that context.
- As for the second question, both are possible with different meaning.
- For I have been to Australia .
- the use of present perfect is correct here if you are talking about your past experience without refering to a specific time, so it means that you have been to Australia once in your life.
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Past simple should be used because you are talking about a finished action in the past.
So you have to use developed in that context.
As for the second question, both are possible with different meaning.
For I have been to Australia. the use of present perfect is correct here if you are talking about your past experience without refering to a specific time,
So you have to use developed in that context.
As for the second question, both are possible with different meaning.
For I have been to Australia. the use of present perfect is correct here if you are talking about your past experience without refering to a specific time,
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pokhI really get confused in choosing present perfect over simple past in the sentences as aboveOof! Centuries ago! ~ Historical facts. ~ Simple past.
The reference is to the North American Indians of centuries ago, not to those of today. The calendars used by these Indians today have nothing to do with the calendars that were developed so long a
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North American Indians have developed and employed signed languages for thousands of years to communicate with one another between tribes which communicated different speech languages in the Great Plains region of North America.
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pokhWhy is above sentence correct?One of the clues is for thousands of years. The author wishes to imply that these sign languages are still used, or (perhaps) have only recently fallen into disuse.
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