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Pructus Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Usages of perfect
Hello....
Without further context, the sentence below can mean both continuative perfect and also experiential perfect?
Continuative perfect in the sense that I am still ill, and expeirential perfect in the sense that I have an experience that I was ill in the past.
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I've been ill.
Without further context, the sentence below can mean both continuative perfect and also experiential perfect?
Continuative perfect in the sense that I am still ill, and expeirential perfect in the sense that I have an experience that I was ill in the past.
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I've been ill.
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Essentially yes, though the first case does not necessarily imply that you are still ill. You may have just recovered, or at least be in the process of recovering. The second meaning may be somewhat unlikely in practice.
- Essentially yes, though the first case does not necessarily imply that you are still ill.
- You may have just recovered, or at least be in the process of recovering.
- The second meaning may be somewhat unlikely in practice.
- Virtually everyone has been ill at some point in their life, so it hardly warrants saying.
- The phrase may work better with more of a surrounding context, however.
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Essentially yes, though the first case does not necessarily imply that you are still ill. You may have just recovered, or at least be in the process of recovering.
The second meaning may be somewhat unlikely in practice. Virtually everyone has been ill at some point in their life, so it hardly warrants saying. The phrase may work better with more of a surrounding context, however.
The second meaning may be somewhat unlikely in practice. Virtually everyone has been ill at some point in their life, so it hardly warrants saying. The phrase may work better with more of a surrounding context, however.
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Thanks so much, GPY!!
Reading your explanations, I am under the impression that the sentence, without further context, by default, means that I was ill but I recovered or I am in the process of recovering.
Is this correct understanding of your explanations?
And after some thought...
Though everyone was ill at some point in his/her life, I've been ill. can imp
Reading your explanations, I am under the impression that the sentence, without further context, by default, means that I was ill but I recovered or I am in the process of recovering.
Is this correct understanding of your explanations?
And after some thought...
Though everyone was ill at some point in his/her life, I've been ill. can imp
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How about, I've been ill ever since. with ever since added?
It becomes continuative perfect and means I have been ill up to the present time.?
It becomes continuative perfect and means I have been ill up to the present time.?
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pructusReading your explanations, I am under the impression that the sentence, without further context, by default, means that I was ill but I have recently recovered or I am in the process of recovering.Is this correct understanding of your explanations?Yes, that is the most likely interpretation, with the smal
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I see... I see...
Thanks so much, for the clarification and further explanations, GPY!!
Thanks so much, for the clarification and further explanations, GPY!!
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