"You see, I grew up in a fairly small town called Devizes and I spent/have spent all of my life there."
Is this sentence in contradiction? While the sentences before it mention that the person has moved to a new place and he is telling his friend about his hometown. Are both "spent" and "have spent" Ok?
Top answer
It seems to me that I spent all of my life there is more appropriate. I suppose he means until I moved . CJ
— CalifJim
It seems to me that I spent all of my life there is more appropriate.
I suppose he means until I moved .
CJ
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