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Zoltán Király Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Simple Present VS Present Perfect
1. We are married for ten years. (simple present)
2. We have been married for ten years. (present perfect)
Why should I use the present perfect instead of the simple present?
What's the difference between the two?
2. We have been married for ten years. (present perfect)
Why should I use the present perfect instead of the simple present?
What's the difference between the two?
Top answer
Present perfect is used to denote an action begun in the past, that continues to the present and might well continue into the future. Sentence #2 is correct. The only time I hear the form of #1 is from people for whom English is a second language and whose native language uses the simple present (French, for example).
- Present perfect is used to denote an action begun in the past, that continues to the present and might well continue into the future.
- Sentence #2 is correct.
- The only time I hear the form of #1 is from people for whom English is a second language and whose native language uses the simple present (French, for example).
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Present perfect is used to denote an action begun in the past, that continues to the present and might well continue into the future. Sentence #2 is correct. The only time I hear the form of #1 is from people for whom English is a second language and whose native language uses the simple present (French, for example).
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You are right. I'm learning English with a computer software and this is my first encounter with the Present Perfect tense. I think it's a pretty cool tense, because I don't have to say: "I'm still doing that thing".
Thank you!
Thank you!
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