New2grammar  +  498433 Wed, 09 Apr 08 11:57 AM In what situations would you use "has died" instead of "is dead"? Here's what I think Usually when a person pass away, you would say "s/he is dead" instead of "s/he has died". The latter sounds like you're glad that it's over or you've been waiting for the day. In the following situation, I might use 'has died' The device has been working unreliably for the past few months and today, it stopped working totally. I might say, "It has [finally] died". Thanks in advance!   New2grammar Joined on Tue, Nov 21 2006 Veteran Member 7,676 Who wants to go sailing around the world with me?

	Mister Micawber  +  498749 Thu, 10 Apr 08 02:46 AM . Your  reasoning in the first instance is incorrect, and may also be so in the second. The adjective merely states a condition:  My aunt is dead. The present perfect relates the (usually) recent death to the present moment in some way:  My aunt has died, so I have no living relatives. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,805 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Present Perfect