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Midori Sora Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Tenses

On the news: The president was shot. / The president has been shot. Which is correct?
  

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Both are correct, but they have slightly different meanings. "The president HAS BEEN shot" would be used SOON AFTER the President was shot. It informs people about something that has happened RECENTLY, that they probably did not already know about.

— KrisBlueNZ

  • Both are correct, but they have slightly different meanings.
  • "The president HAS BEEN shot" would be used SOON AFTER the President was shot.
  • It informs people about something that has happened RECENTLY, that they probably did not already know about.
  • "The president WAS shot" refers to the past generally.
  • For example you could say "The president WAS shot in 1955".
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Both are correct, but they have slightly different meanings.
"The president HAS BEEN shot" would be used SOON AFTER the President was shot. It informs people about something that has happened RECENTLY, that they probably did not already know about.
"The president WAS shot" refers to the past generally. For example you could say "The president WAS shot in 1955".
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"The president HAS BEEN shot" would be used SOON AFTER the President was shot. It informs people about something that has happened RECENTLY, that they probably did not already know about.

This needs clarification. For instance, I can equally say of a recent event:
"Mr. Smith died this morning. Do you think they will sell his house? Because a
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