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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Proper use of "have"
Hello !
I was just wondering why sometimes people say the same sentence without the "have" in it
Something like "I started this mess" and " i have started this mess" do both mean the same thing?How about "he died" and "he has died"? The second one sounds very weird, although, i dont see anything wrong with it.
Is there a rule that says that i can't say "have" when followed by a verb conjugated in the past or anything like that?(Not necessarily in the past, i cant be very specific, but you get the point)
Thank you !
I was just wondering why sometimes people say the same sentence without the "have" in it
Something like "I started this mess" and " i have started this mess" do both mean the same thing?How about "he died" and "he has died"? The second one sounds very weird, although, i dont see anything wrong with it.
Is there a rule that says that i can't say "have" when followed by a verb conjugated in the past or anything like that?(Not necessarily in the past, i cant be very specific, but you get the point)
Thank you !
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Hello, * I started ~ The important information is that I did something in the past . * I has started ~ The important information is that I've already started something, that something is already working at the moment * He died ~ he just died at some point in the past . ) I recommend that you get acquainted with the difference between the present simple and present perfect tense.
- Hello, * I started ~ The important information is that I did something in the past .
- * I has started ~ The important information is that I've already started something, that something is already working at the moment * He died ~ he just died at some point in the past .
- ) I recommend that you get acquainted with the difference between the present simple and present perfect tense.
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Hello,
* I started ~ The important information is that I did something in the past.
* I has started ~ The important information is that I've already started something, that something is already working at the moment
* He died ~ he just died at some point in the past.
* He has died ~ currently he is not alive beca
* I started ~ The important information is that I did something in the past.
* I has started ~ The important information is that I've already started something, that something is already working at the moment
* He died ~ he just died at some point in the past.
* He has died ~ currently he is not alive beca
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He has died is often heard in news when a person has just died. The important thing here is giving news.
I started the mess (the mess is probably over by now)
I have started the mess (the mess is probably not over yet or it has just ended)
I started the mess (the mess is probably over by now)
I have started the mess (the mess is probably not over yet or it has just ended)
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Let's be clear, Anon, that 'have' is not 'followed by a verb in the past'. We are speaking of two distinct verb forms:
1) Simple past uses the past form of the verb: I drove to town. She ate the pie. I started this mess. Used for completed past actions not semantically tied to 'Now'.
2) Present perfect uses the simple present form o
1) Simple past uses the past form of the verb: I drove to town. She ate the pie. I started this mess. Used for completed past actions not semantically tied to 'Now'.
2) Present perfect uses the simple present form o
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