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Olive file 673 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Why is present perfect used?

This is from a tv show: a police man is looking into the internet history of someone who was murdered a few days earlier and he says: "he has been researching the company". Why is present perfect used? Since the person who did the research is now dead, wouldn`t it be better to use past continuous "he was researching" or past perfect continuous "he had been researching"?

  

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The policeman probably doesn't care about the nuances of grammar.

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  • The policeman probably doesn't care about the nuances of grammar.
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The policeman probably doesn't care about the nuances of grammar. Emotion: wink

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