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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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When I say John has been to France three times it implies that John is alive.
When I say John was to France three times it suggests that John is dead.
Am I right?
When I say John was to France three times it suggests that John is dead.
Am I right?
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Anonymous When I say John was to France three times it suggests that John is dead. The problem is that we don't say John was to France . The idiom only works in the perfect tenses.
- Anonymous When I say John was to France three times it suggests that John is dead.
- The problem is that we don't say John was to France .
- The idiom only works in the perfect tenses.
- For the situation you describe above, you need John had been to France three times before he died .
- CJ
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AnonymousWhen I say John was to France three times it suggests that John is dead.The problem is that we don't say John was to France. The idiom only works in the perfect tenses. For the situation you describe above, you need John had been to France three times before he died.
CJ
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CalifJimThe idiom only works in the perfect tensesI see. Thank you for the reply.
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