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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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she has passed away or she passed away

Hello!
My question is the following, what is more appropriate?
She has passed away while we were driving towards the motel.

She passed away while we were driving towards the motel.
  

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Only #2 is correct. You could also say 'She died while . .

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Only #2 is correct.

You could also say 'She died while . . .

#1 is wrong because the Present Perfect needs to be used in a context that indicates ''the past up until the present.'.
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So a suitable context for the present perfect would be: He has been a plumber for 20 years up until today because he retired.
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So a suitable context for the present perfect would be: He has been a plumber for 20 years up until today because he retired.

Not quite.
Say
eg He has been a plumber for 20 years. He is going to retire today at 5 pm.
eg He had been / was
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