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Jessica
the difference between haven't seen you and didn's see you ????
tell me the difference between
1. I haven't seen you for a long time ,where have you been ?
and
2. I didn't see you for a long time, Where did you go ?
and
3. I haven't seen you for a long time . Where did you go ?
Which is right ? and what's the difference?
19 déc. 2012 13:47
Réponses · 2
1
Grammatically the FIRST one is correct.
LONG TIME specifies a period of time and therefore it will come with HAS, HAVE or HAD.
DID/DIDN'T is for something that happens at a given time. Therefore, you cannot say I DIDN'T SEE YOU FOR A LONG TIME. You can say I DIDN'T SEE YOU WHEN I LOOKED FOR YOU (i.e. at the time I wanted to see you).
You can say I WAS AT TRAIN STATION AT 10AM (a given moment) or I HAVE BEEN AT TRAIN STATION FROM 8AM TILL 10AM FOR 2 HOURS (i.e. a period of time).
Hope this helps.
19 décembre 2012
the first is right, because "have been" -it's a result and It's Present Perfect tense
did-it's Past Simple Tense, the action happend in the past
19 décembre 2012
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Compétences linguistiques
Chinois (mandarin), Anglais, Coréen
Langue étudiée
Anglais, Coréen
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