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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Resultative, experiential, or either?

I have lost my keys.

Is that:

  • the experiential perfect

  • the resultative perfect

  • an example of either
  

Top answer

Wildly guessing: Experiential – "Sure, I've lost my keys. ) Resultative – "****. ) Maybe also – "That's strange.

— MrPedantic

  • Wildly guessing: Experiential – "Sure, I've lost my keys.
  • ) Resultative – "****.
  • ) Maybe also – "That's strange.
  • I've lost my keys.
  • ) MrP
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Wildly guessing:

Experiential – "Sure, I've lost my keys. Hasn't everyone, once in a while?" (Group hug.)

Resultative – "****. I've lost my keys too." (They are keyless.)

Maybe also – "That's strange. I've lost my keys. And I had them a moment ago." (Perfect of recent past.)

MrP
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I agree with Mr. P. It can be either because it can mean that you had the experience of losing your keys on some past occasion or it can mean that you just lost them, leaving you without keys as you speak.

CJ
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AnonymousI have lost my keys.

Is that:

  • the experiential perfect
  • the resultative perfect
  • an example of either


    • As Mr P.
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