Questions tagged [present-perfect]
Questions related to the English Perfect Construction, which is sometimes called "the present perfect tense".
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Using the Present Perfect and the Past Simple after the preposition "before" in an adverbial clause [migrated]
KOTB: (Voiceover) Behind the shouting, behind the intense focus on basketball, coach is busy doing for these girls what he's been doing for 26 years. Shaping young lives. His reach extends well beyond ...
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past tense vs. present perfect?
In his last game, his mistake (caused / has caused) his team to lose.
which is grammatically correct?
Is the answer the simple past tense because of the word "last" ?
Then is it impossible ...
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Do you back-shift the tense if <present perfect> + <present perfect>
Could someone clarify if the tense should be back-shifted when the main clause is present perfect.
A: James has already watched the film.
B: James has already emailed me about it.
A+B (without ...
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Do we say "I haven't gone through" or "I haven't been through"?
I've just stumbled upon this grammar error on stackoverflow:
Didn't went through whole code
The error is obvious, but I hesitate between 2 corrections:
I haven't gone through the whole code
I haven'...
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future perfect or present perfect in a relative clause qualifying a noun contained in a time clause?
In the screenplay Harold and Maude, written by American author Colin Higgins, Harold stages a number of pretended suicides in an attempt to get strong emotional responses from his mother.
At a ...
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present simple with how long
I have always taught my students to use Perfect tenses, primarily Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous, in sentences that answer the question "how long?, and, most importantly, NOT to ...
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Why is present perfect used instead of future "we ve got you" " you ve proved" [duplicate]
Mitch sat back in his chair and took a long sip of his drink. Now the deal was final. He breathed easier and smiled in the direction of the magnificent Caribbean. 'So when do we get your files?' ...
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Using the Present Perfect after the preposition "after" in an adverbial clause
That's basic critical thinking. But how can a critic, writing about his own encounter with the work, be responsible for unpredictable
emotional responses in individual readers? But, as Scott says, ...
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"Have just got" and "Have just gotten" [duplicate]
Which is correct?
I have just got an appointment with a customer.
I have just gotten an appointment with a customer.
Please help me and explain why it is correct.
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Present perfect or past tense in the first part?
Are the following two sentences grammatically correct?
Mark has been injured while he was training.
While Mark was training, he has injured himself.
I am particularly interested in the correct tense ...
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Present Perfect with 'for' + time period
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I have known this for 2 days.
The above sentence means
"I got to know this 2 days ago" and/or "2 days have passed since I got known this".
Right? That looks and sounds clear ...
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"How did you get in here? Security!" vs "How have you gotten in here? Security!" [closed]
I have been doing some exercises on Past Simple vs Present Perfect as that's the topic that gives me the most troubles... and I can't comprehend why this sentence is correct?
"How did you get in ...
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Simple past tense?
Which is grammatically correct?
You are the prettiest girl I ever saw.
or
You are the prettiest girl I have ever seen?
Apologies if this has been asked before. First time here.
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AmE_ The use of the simple past and the present perfect in the US for repeated actions until the present without specific time
There are situations about repeated actions until the present without specific time.
Here are some examples:
I visited/ have visited Paris two times. It is a beautiful city.
I think you should visit ...
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Usage of yet in present perfect sentence in a negative way [closed]
Which one is correct?
I haven't yet received the email.
I haven't received the email yet.
I am not sure which one is correct. I have seen type 2 being used but I want to clarify whether type 1 is ...
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