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Pleasehelp Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Reviews

I've read reviews that said the movie's supposed to be pretty good. Or

I read reviews that said the movie's supposed to be pretty good.

Whats the difference between present perfect andsimple past? Are both sentences ok?

Could someone please explain to me the differences?

Thanks!
  

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Someone: You know, PH, that movie sucks! (you're focusing on the results of the reviews not on the time you read them. ) Someone: So you already saw that movie.

— Ivanhr

  • Someone: You know, PH, that movie sucks!
  • (you're focusing on the results of the reviews not on the time you read them.
  • ) Someone: So you already saw that movie.
  • Was it any good?
  • (stating a fact about the past which may or may not have bearing on the present) That said, it's more likely that you will use the present perfect if it's a recent movie even though you didn't mention the exact time when you read the reviews so it doesn't matter much here.
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Someone: You know, PH, that movie sucks!

PH: But, I've read reviews that said....(you're focusing on the results of the reviews not on the time you read them. According to the reviews I've read, the movie is good.)

Someone: So you already saw that movie. Was it any good?

PH: I read reviews that said....(stating a fact about the past which may or may not have bearing on t
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Both are OK.

Do you want to call attention to what you can contribute to the conversation now because of some previous experience? -- I've read ...

Do you want to say that you performed a certain act in the past? -- I read ...

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