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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
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I've taught elementary school and middle school math. Or
I taught elementary school and middle school math.
Talking about something that happened a decade ago. Should it be past tense or present perfect?
I taught elementary school and middle school math.
Talking about something that happened a decade ago. Should it be past tense or present perfect?
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Do you expect that you will ever teach again? "
- Do you expect that you will ever teach again?
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Do you expect that you will ever teach again? If so, you can use "have taught."
If you think your teaching days are all in the past, use "taught."
If you think your teaching days are all in the past, use "taught."
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I’ve taught elementary and middle school math.
I taught elementary and middle school math.
Ideally speaking, the first simply states the fact that the teaching has happened, and the second implies a specific time in the past established earlier in the discourse.
I taught elementary and middle school math.
Ideally speaking, the first simply states the fact that the teaching has happened, and the second implies a specific time in the past established earlier in the discourse.
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