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Voytaszek Posted 9 years ago
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Why the present perfect here?

Magister Illyrio has protected me in the past.


It's an exerpt from Game of Thrones. Why the author used this tense instead of the past simple?

  

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It's an exerpt from Game of Thrones. Why the author used this tense instead of the past simple? Because the speaker is considering possible present and future protection by the Magister.

— Mister Micawber

  • It's an exerpt from Game of Thrones.
  • Why the author used this tense instead of the past simple?
  • Because the speaker is considering possible present and future protection by the Magister.
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VoytaszekMagister Illyrio has protected me in the past.It's an exerpt from Game of Thrones. Why the author used this tense instead of the past simple?

Because the speaker is considering possible present and future protection by the Magister.

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