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Hanuman_2000 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Tense tranformation

Hello,

1. The house has been empty for ages. ( convert it into the simple present)

I am asked to convert #1 into the simple present.

1A. The house is empty. ( I thing we cannot use 'for ages' for the present tense.)

I thing we cannot use 'for ages' for the present tense.

2. I have a car.

I am asked to convert #1 into the present perfect.

2A. I have had a car.

Do we need a time adverbial in # 2A?

Are both #1A and 2# correct?

Thanks.
  

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hanuman_2000 Are both #1A and 2# correct? As far as they can be, I suppose, but the questions are a bit silly in my opinion. g.

— GPY

  • hanuman_2000 Are both #1A and 2# correct?
  • As far as they can be, I suppose, but the questions are a bit silly in my opinion.
  • g.
  • "for ages").
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hanuman_2000Are both #1A and 2# correct?
As far as they can be, I suppose, but the questions are a bit silly in my opinion. In (1A), a large part of the meaning is lost (cannot be converted, at least not in any obvious way), and (2A) seems bald unless something else is arbitrarily made up and added to the sentence (e.g. "for ages").
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Thanks GYP!

There was some typing mistake in my previous part of this post.

1. I have a car.

The perfective (present) from of (1).

1A. I have had a car for a long time/long.

The question (1) is a part of an exercise and I have to convert it into present perfect.

I would like to know whether I shall use some time adverbial as
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If there is no instruction to add any time adverbial then presumably you are not expected to.
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