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Pleasehelp Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Present perfect tense
I've been to China but it was like two years ago.
Is this sentence correct?
Is this sentence correct?
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'. edit: I've been to China 2 years ago would be incorrect. But the focus of the first part of your sentence is showing the experience of ever being in China.
- '.
- edit: I've been to China 2 years ago would be incorrect.
- But the focus of the first part of your sentence is showing the experience of ever being in China.
- In addition to that, the second part of your sentence uses the simple past which is the correct tense in this situation.
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Yes, as an answer to 'Have you ever been to China?'.
edit: I've been to China 2 years ago would be incorrect.
But the focus of the first part of your sentence is showing the experience of ever being in China. In addition to that, the second part of your sentence uses the simple past which is the correct tense in this situation.
edit: I've been to China 2 years ago would be incorrect.
But the focus of the first part of your sentence is showing the experience of ever being in China. In addition to that, the second part of your sentence uses the simple past which is the correct tense in this situation.
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Hello pleasehelp
Yes, your use of the present perfect is fine.
(May I just mention, though, that the use of the adverb 'like' is best kept for informal spoken situations. It is often criticised because it has no real meaning when used in that way. In formal writing, you should use another adverb such as 'about' or 'nearly' or even omit it entirely.)
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Yes, your use of the present perfect is fine.
(May I just mention, though, that the use of the adverb 'like' is best kept for informal spoken situations. It is often criticised because it has no real meaning when used in that way. In formal writing, you should use another adverb such as 'about' or 'nearly' or even omit it entirely.)
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