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Vsuresh Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Tense

Hi
Can we use present perfect here?

45 people died in Sunday's methane gas explosions in Pakistan, government officials said, as hopes of finding any survivors from the disaster faded.

I think past is more correct as it is consistent with (past tense) 'said'
  

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Any of the past tenses are ok. 45 people had died / died / have died in Sunday's methane gas explosions in Pakistan, government officials said, as hopes of finding any survivors from the disaster faded.

— AlpheccaStars

  • Any of the past tenses are ok.
  • 45 people had died / died / have died in Sunday's methane gas explosions in Pakistan, government officials said, as hopes of finding any survivors from the disaster faded.
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Any of the past tenses are ok.

45 people had died / died / have died in Sunday's methane gas explosions in Pakistan, government officials said, as hopes of finding any survivors from the disaster faded.
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Thank you AlpheccaStars.

I have a doubt.

Is have died not present perfect?
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have died is actually present perfect
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Angie Ramirez Urbina"Have died" is actually present perfect.
I think it's not very natural.
I'd say, "have died" is actually in present perfect tense.
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vsureshCan we use present perfect here? 45 people died in Sunday's methane gas explosions in Pakistan
Personally, I would not. "in Sunday's ... explosions" is too similar to a mention of time, and the present perfect is not used with mentions of a specific time.

On the other hand, journalistic style often ignores this "rule", so it wouldn't b
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KhoshtipManz Urbina"Have died" is actually present perfect.I think it's not very natural.
It's fine.
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KhoshtipManI think it's not very natural. I'd say, "have died" is actually in present perfect tense.
As CJ remarked, newspaper reports will use the present perfect tense to show that the event was very recently completed (or ongoing) and of current interest; it's breaking news.
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AlpheccaStarsAs CJ remarked, newspaper reports will use the present perfect tense to show that the event was very recently completed (or ongoing) and of current interest; it's breaking news.
I think some misunderstanding has occurred. I mentioned my opinion just about this sentence: "have died is actually present perfect", and said that it will be better if it
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'News' is uncountable.
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