Eileen Gong
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 sty 2017 09:50
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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 stycznia 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 stycznia 2017
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Mary LOST her pen. HAVE you SEEN it here and there? Which tense SHOULD be used? Present Perfect or PRETERITE TENSE? Thank you.
2 stycznia 2017
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