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Guyper Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Simple Past and Present Perfect tense
1."I saw that movie"
2."I have seen that movie 2 days ago"
Hi, I was wondering if it would still be gramatically correct if you leave out the specific time expression from the simple past phrase and include it in the present perfect one.
Thank you
2."I have seen that movie 2 days ago"
Hi, I was wondering if it would still be gramatically correct if you leave out the specific time expression from the simple past phrase and include it in the present perfect one.
Thank you
Top answer
Technically it isn't; the present perfect does not mix with specific time expressions. It is, however, perfectly fine to say 'I saw that movie'. In this case, the present perfect would make the news "more recent" than when using the simple past --- according to the explanations I've read.
- Technically it isn't; the present perfect does not mix with specific time expressions.
- It is, however, perfectly fine to say 'I saw that movie'.
- In this case, the present perfect would make the news "more recent" than when using the simple past --- according to the explanations I've read.
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Technically it isn't; the present perfect does not mix with specific time expressions. It is, however, perfectly fine to say 'I saw that movie'. In this case, the present perfect would make the news "more recent" than when using the simple past --- according to the explanations I've read.
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