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Necrophagist Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Tense with "today"

What's the difference between:
1) I went to a party today.
2) I've gone to a party today.

Thank you.

  

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1) Tells us that you went and implies that you came home afterwards. In other words, it tells us about a complete action in the past. The word 'today' implies that the party was earlier today.

— Clive

  • 1) Tells us that you went and implies that you came home afterwards.
  • In other words, it tells us about a complete action in the past.
  • The word 'today' implies that the party was earlier today.
  • If you went in the evening, you would usually say I went to a party this evening.
  • 2) Implies that you have not yet returned, ie that the action is incomplete.
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1) Tells us that you went and implies that you came home afterwards. In other words, it tells us about a complete action in the past. The word 'today' implies that the party was earlier today. If you went in the evening, you would usually say I went to a party this evening.

2) Implies that you have not yet returned, ie that the action is incomplete.

Clive

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NecrophagistWhat's the difference between:
1) I went to a party today.
2) I've gone to a party today.

2) doesn't work, at least in the sense that "nobody says it". I'm sure I wouldn't say it. (I can't find even one example of "I've gone" and "today" in the same sentence in the fraze.it corpus.)

It's probably related to the fact that

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