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Which tense shall be used?
Mary ____________ (lose) her pen. _______________ you _______________ (see) it here and there?
Which tense ahould be used? Present perfect or past tense?
Thank you~
2 de ene. de 2017 9:50
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Hello!
It ought to sound like this:
Mary has lost her pen. Have you seen it (somewhere)?
I guess, in AE people often tend to use the past simple all the time. Whereas in the BE the distinction is clear.
I hope this helps.
2 de enero de 2017
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Have you seen it anywhere? We use present perfect because although losing the pen happened in the past, the situation is very active because the pen hasn't been found yet.
2 de enero de 2017
1
Mary LOST her pen. HAVE you SEEN it here and there?
Which tense SHOULD be used? Present Perfect or PRETERITE TENSE?
Thank you.
2 de enero de 2017
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Eileen Gong
Competencias lingüísticas
Chino (mandarín), Inglés, Francés
Idioma de aprendizaje
Inglés, Francés
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