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Nina_Nia Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Present simple instead of past tenses
Hello,
Why present simple form is used instead of past perfect or past simple in the last sentence?
He would like to know if I’d gone back to the stream with the intention of killing the Arab. I said, “No.” In that case,
why had I taken a revolver with me, and why go back precisely to that spot?
Why present simple form is used instead of past perfect or past simple in the last sentence?
He would like to know if I’d gone back to the stream with the intention of killing the Arab. I said, “No.” In that case,
why had I taken a revolver with me, and why go back precisely to that spot?
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Nina_Nia why go back precisely to that spot? The speaker is wondering why one would return to that spot at any time.
- Nina_Nia why go back precisely to that spot?
- The speaker is wondering why one would return to that spot at any time.
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Nina_Niawhy go back precisely to that spot?The speaker is wondering why one would return to that spot at any time.
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Could you tell me how to write a rule about this use of present simple?
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Present simple refers to an action not limited to a specific time:
Water boils at 100 degrees.
I like sushi.
Why visit Paris?
Water boils at 100 degrees.
I like sushi.
Why visit Paris?
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