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Petr Juna Posted 9 years ago
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We've just got home from the beach.

We've just got home from the beach. We were at the beach very recently.

Is there any logic behind that why second sentence is past simple and not present perfect?
  

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Petr Juna Is there any logic behind that why second sentence is past simple and not present perfect? Did someone tell you that the second sentence is wrong? It's not wrong.

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  • Petr Juna Is there any logic behind that why second sentence is past simple and not present perfect?
  • Did someone tell you that the second sentence is wrong?
  • It's not wrong.
  • It's OK.
  • If you want the second sentence in the present perfect, it goes like this: We have (very) recently been to the beach.
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Petr JunaIs there any logic behind that why second sentence is past simple and not present perfect?
Did someone tell you that the second sentence is wrong? It's not wrong. It's OK.

If you want the second sentence in the present perfect, it goes like this:

We have (very) recently been to the beach.

'have been to' is a special
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