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Arfer Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Strange question about tenses.
Hi
In my native language, we have 3 tenses: The past, present and future. In english we have 9 and sometimes i have problem with with the choice of the correct. I'm wondering how it is perceived by native English speakers. I mean if I use Present Perfect instead of Past Simple it will be a big mistake or not even noticed?
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In my native language, we have 3 tenses: The past, present and future. In english we have 9 and sometimes i have problem with with the choice of the correct. I'm wondering how it is perceived by native English speakers. I mean if I use Present Perfect instead of Past Simple it will be a big mistake or not even noticed?
If you do not understand something I explained in sign language
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What's your native language? Is it a Slavic language? Well,I'm not a native speaker either,but we have a teacher from UK,and everytime I make a mistake of using an incorrect tense,he just corrects me,pretending as if nothing happened,and keeps on talking.
- What's your native language?
- Is it a Slavic language?
- Well,I'm not a native speaker either,but we have a teacher from UK,and everytime I make a mistake of using an incorrect tense,he just corrects me,pretending as if nothing happened,and keeps on talking.
- Here's what I'm trying to say : you don't have to worry if you've just used a wrong tense when having a conversation with an English,because he/she'll surely know what you wanted to say.
- it's crossed my mind in the past as well
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What's your native language? Is it a Slavic language?
Well,I'm not a native speaker either,but we have a teacher from UK,and everytime I make a mistake of using an incorrect tense,he just corrects me,pretending as if nothing happened,and keeps on talking. Here's what I'm trying to say : you don't have to worry if you've just used a wrong tense when having a conversation with an English,b
Well,I'm not a native speaker either,but we have a teacher from UK,and everytime I make a mistake of using an incorrect tense,he just corrects me,pretending as if nothing happened,and keeps on talking. Here's what I'm trying to say : you don't have to worry if you've just used a wrong tense when having a conversation with an English,b
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arferI mean if I use Present Perfect instead of Past Simple it will be a big mistake or not even noticed?It will not be a big mistake if you only do it once, but it will be very noticeable if you continue to do it again and again. I once heard a non-native speaker deliver a lecture on a historical subject using present perfect all the way through -- together
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