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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Present perfect/past simple
Hi, I have a question concerning the present perfect and the past simple tense.
The situation : I am talking about my life to sb and i want to tell him what countries I have already lived in.
I don't precise the time when it was , so according to grammatical rules i should say:
'I have lived in France' or 'I have lived in France for 3 years' (I no longer live there)
Won't the person i am speaking to think that i still live there?
Wouldn't it be better to say : 'I lived in france', 'I lived in france for 2 years'.
Thanks for your answers!
The situation : I am talking about my life to sb and i want to tell him what countries I have already lived in.
I don't precise the time when it was , so according to grammatical rules i should say:
'I have lived in France' or 'I have lived in France for 3 years' (I no longer live there)
Won't the person i am speaking to think that i still live there?
Wouldn't it be better to say : 'I lived in france', 'I lived in france for 2 years'.
Thanks for your answers!
Top answer
You only use the present perfect if it happened on the past and has a impact on now. I have learnt French - I speak French. If talking about the past with no relevance to the present stick to the past simple.
- You only use the present perfect if it happened on the past and has a impact on now.
- I have learnt French - I speak French.
- If talking about the past with no relevance to the present stick to the past simple.
- If writing a CV it is also better to try to stick to the past simple as it is more formal.
- I lived in France for 2 years is best in your examples.
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You only use the present perfect if it happened on the past and has a impact on now. I have learnt French - I speak French.
If talking about the past with no relevance to the present stick to the past simple. If writing a CV it is also better to try to stick to the past simple as it is more formal.
I lived in France for 2 years is best in your examples.
I lived in Fra
If talking about the past with no relevance to the present stick to the past simple. If writing a CV it is also better to try to stick to the past simple as it is more formal.
I lived in France for 2 years is best in your examples.
I lived in Fra
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