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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Simple / compound tenses

Why so we add 'simple' after the past perfect, present perfect when they are in fact compound tenses?

present perfect - present perfect simple


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anonymous Why so we add 'simple' after the past perfect, present perfect Merely to distinguish them from present/past perfect continuous.

— Mister Micawber

  • anonymous Why so we add 'simple' after the past perfect, present perfect Merely to distinguish them from present/past perfect continuous.
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anonymousWhy so we add 'simple' after the past perfect, present perfect

Merely to distinguish them from present/past perfect continuous.

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anonymous

Why so we add 'simple' after the past perfect, present perfect when they are in fact compound tenses?

present perfect - present perfect simple


Thanks.

We don't. I've never seen the term 'simple present' used in connection with the perfec

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