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Jesusengland Posted 18 years ago
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Which is correct?'PENNY HAS BEEN CLIMBING BEFORE or PENNY CLIMBED BEFORE?

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00a)'PENNY HAS BEEN CLIMBING BEFORE.' - ' OH, HAS SHE? WHEN WAS THAT?'02br
00b)'PENNY CLIMBED BEFORE'.- 'OH, DID SHE? WHEN WAS THAT?'02br
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0a) is better because it allows both a single climb and multiple climbs. 0-

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  • 0a) is better because it allows both a single climb and multiple climbs.
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0a) is better because it allows both a single climb and multiple climbs. b) (arguably) suggests only a single climb.02br
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00The reply "when was that?" obviously can't oblige the first speaker to favor a single occurrence.0-
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