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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Was/has been

There has been a time.........

There was a time............

Also,

My nanny has worked in our household for nine years. (She is not working in our household anymore)

My nanny has helped me once when I was in trouble. / My nanny has helped me once when I was nine.

( I think this is correct, but I saw it in a site that you can't use "has helped" if there's a specific time clearly stating that it's in the past)

My nanny has worked in our household since I was a baby until I was 10.
Correct too?

Thanks
  

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Hi, There has been a time.. There was a time.. Also, My nanny has worked in our household for nine years.

— Clive

  • Hi, There has been a time..
  • There was a time..
  • Also, My nanny has worked in our household for nine years.
  • (She is not working in our household anymore) So to show it's a completed activity in the past, just say 'She worked .
  • .
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Hi,

There has been a time..

There was a time..

Also,

My nanny has worked in our household for nine years.

(She is not working in our household anymore) So to show it's a completed activity in the past, just say 'She worked . . . '

My nanny has helped me once when I was in trouble. / My nanny has helped me once when I was nine. Again, it's ju
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AnonymousThere has been a time..

There was a time..
Impossible to say without context. Usually, it's There was a time when ...
AnonymousMy nanny has worked in our household for nine years. (She is not working in our household anymore)
This is a little strange. You need one of these:

My nanny h
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