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Olive file 673 Posted 6 years ago
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Present perfect to express accomplishment?

I have read this story about a man who has difficulty walking, but managed to climb the stairs. For him this is quite an achievement.

He wrote: "I have been climbing stairs".

Could he have said: "I have climbed the stairs!" to express this accomplishment?

  

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" to express this accomplishment? Yes, but only each time he succeeded at the time that he did.

  • " to express this accomplishment?
  • Yes, but only each time he succeeded at the time that he did.
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olive file 673Could he have said: "I have climbed the stairs!" to express this accomplishment?

Yes, but only each time he succeeded at the time that he did.

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