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YETYland Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Present Perfect vs. Past Simple
Dear experts!
I need to explain to a person I happen to know why Present Perfect sounds unnatural in this sentence (if it does, of course):
Remember what I have told you?
If possible, could you specify how Present Perfect changes the meaning of the sentences?
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YETYland Remember what I have told you? It's not a question. That is why it is unnatural.
- YETYland Remember what I have told you?
- It's not a question.
- That is why it is unnatural.
- As a statement, it's OK.
- I get the sense that the "telling" was teaching that was done many times and in many ways over the past.
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YETYlandRemember what I have told you?
It's not a question. That is why it is unnatural.
As a statement, it's OK. I get the sense that the "telling" was teaching that was done many times and in many ways over the past.
The simple past is more common.
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