What’s the difference?
There is a mistake. Vs. There has been a mistake.
You are a big fan of mine. Vs. You have been a big fan of mine.
Can somebody please explain the difference in meaning between the sentences?
Top answer
anonymous There has been a mistake. We very very seldom use the other sentence. Mistakes are generally observed after the fact.
- anonymous There has been a mistake.
- We very very seldom use the other sentence.
- Mistakes are generally observed after the fact.
- anonymous You have been a big fan of mine.
- You are not my fan any more.
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anonymousThere has been a mistake.
We very very seldom use the other sentence.
Mistakes are generally observed after the fact.
anonymousYou have been a big fan of mine.
You are not my fan any more. What did I do to cause your change in attitude?
0anonymousThere is a mistake. Vs. There has been a mistake.
You are a big fan of mine. Vs. You have been a big fan of mine.
Can somebody please explain the difference in meaning between the sentences?
The simple present tells us how things are now.
The present perfect tells us how things were earlier and how they continued to be up to
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