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Fuchsia Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Simple past vs present perfect
a) I always said he would end up in jail.
b) I’ve always said he would end up in jail.
Could you tell me whether there exist any differences of nuance or meaning between the two sentences? Thanks in advance!
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fuchsia a) I always said he would end up in jail. That's what you always said during that time period in the past. fuchsia b) I’ve always said he would end up in jail.
- fuchsia a) I always said he would end up in jail.
- That's what you always said during that time period in the past.
- fuchsia b) I’ve always said he would end up in jail.
- That's what you have been saying since some time in the past and will most likely continue to say.
- CJ
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fuchsiaa) I always said he would end up in jail.
That's what you always said during that time period in the past.
fuchsiab) I’ve always said he would end up in jail.
That's what you have been saying since some time in the past and will most likely continue to say.
CJ
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