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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Present perfect tense question

0As I was studying the present perfect tense in my textbook, I found the following sentences:02br
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01font00I graduated from college ten years ago.02br
00I have been out of college for ten years.02font02br
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02font01font00May I also say " I have graduated from college for ten years."?02br
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01font01font00They got married one year ago.02br
00They have been married for one year.02font02br
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00" They have got married for one year",02br
00"They have married each other for one year." ?02font02br
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01font01font00I stated school two years ago.02br
00I have been in school for two years.02font02br
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00May I also say "I have started school for two years."?02font02br
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01font01font00Her father retired last year.02br
00He has been retired for one year.02font02br
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00May I also say "He has retired for one year."?02font02br
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0I graduated from college ten years ago. 02br 00I have been out of college for ten years. "?

— Goodman

  • 0I graduated from college ten years ago.
  • 02br 00I have been out of college for ten years.
  • "?
  • –00No, it won’t sound right.
  • 00 00This won’t sound clumsy.
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0I graduated from college ten years ago. – 00This meaning you actually graduated with a degree.02br
00I have been out of college for ten years. – 00From the listener’s point of view, you could mean you actually graduated, or you dropped out without graduating.00 02br
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00May I also say " I have graduated from college for ten years."?
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0From teacher Goodman's answer to my question, the following sentences don't sound right.02br
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01font00They have married each other for one year.(incorrect) --> They have been married for one year. (correct)02font02br
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01font00I have graduated from college for ten years. (incorrect)
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0Hello Chang02br
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00The usage and meaning of the present perfect tense depends on the kind of the verb and the time adverbial used with it. For example, if you say "I have already finished the work", it means "I have now the result of01i00<finished the work>02i00". 00 00You can say also "I have graduated from Harvard University". 00
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00Hi LCChang 02br
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00For your questions,02br
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00“Marry” is a tricky verb. Joey married her high-school sweetheart Paul this past summer. 00 00(Joey married Paul, active voice)02br
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00 00Paul is married to Joey. ( passive voice)02br
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00 00Joey and Paul we
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01cite10Paco200412cite10Hello Chang12br
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10The usage and meaning of the present perfect tense depends on the kind of the verb and the time adverbial used with it. For example, if you say "I have already finished the work", it means "I have now the result of11i10<finished the work>12i10
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0 Hello Diamond02br
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00I'm sorry but I can't get what you mean. Is "Someone can say neither A nor B" so bad? I believe you are a more advanced learner than me, and so I am grateful if you kindly correct my wrong sentences.02br
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01cite10Paco200412cite10Hello Diamond12br
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10I'm sorry but I can't get what you mean. Is "Someone can say neither A nor B" so bad? 11b10I believe you are a more advanced learner than me12b10, and so I am grateful if you kindly correct my wrong sentences.12br
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0 Aha! I see! I noticed I made a big mistake in pasting sentences. Yes, it should be "I have finished the work for three hours". Thank you for pointing out the mistake, Diamond.02br
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01cite10Paco200412cite10Aha! I see! I noticed I made a big mistake in pasting sentences. Yes, it should be "I have finished the work for two hours". Thank you for pointing out the mistake, Diamond.12br
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10You are most welcome, paco.0-
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0I graduated from college ten years ago.] Fine.02br
00I have been out of college for ten years.] Fine.02br
00I have graduated from college for ten years."] No; "I graduated from college ten years ago."02br
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00They got married one year ago.] Fine.02br
00They have been married for one year.] Fine.02br
00" They have got married
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