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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Simple past without time marker

Is it possible to use the past participle to report finished actions without any time marker (at that time, during that period, etc)? What if the time is implied in the context?
  

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Do you mean past participle or past tense ? If using the present perfect tense (with a past participle), we normally don't mention a specific time.

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  • Do you mean past participle or past tense ?
  • If using the present perfect tense (with a past participle), we normally don't mention a specific time.
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Do you mean past participle or past tense? If using the present perfect tense (with a past participle), we normally don't mention a specific time.
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Oh so sorry I meant simple past and not past participle. The quesion was if I could use simple past without time marker Emotion: smile
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With the simple past we may use a time marker if we want, but it isn't necessary.
With the present perfect we normally do not use a time marker.
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