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Hi Hoa Thai, Obviously, we have different views in the specific use present perfect. To me "what was the last movie " just sounds unnatural. If the context is about a movie, I would just simple say "what was the last movie you saw?". If you had seen it, it already took place. No need to express...

My two cents worth... Be very specific with the context and how to use the expression "to burn a book". Call me later, I'm busy. I am burning a couple of grammar books. The reader may see books being burned! Although it may mean you are studying very hard. You can burn a few hours by reading...

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Hi, Welcome to the Forum. Which one of the following is correct? If all are correct, what situations would warrant one and not the others? Thank you/ - Please do not sit on the couch until you have gotten permission. - Please do not sit on the couch before you have gotten permission. -...

Hi, Yes, you could. But it's a reasonable illustration of when the Present Perfect would not be out of place. The focus is on 'now', ie the wife knew when she wrote that her husband would be thinking 'Where is she now?' rather than 'What did she do?' In addition, the previous poster seemed...

Hi everybodyI don't have any objections to "It is opened every day." This is a passive verb construction referring to individual, daily activities. It may well be the case that it is not always the same person who opens the stall each day.I have much more of a problem with the following...

I've just checked it a few minutes ago. <------- This is ok, though. No. Strictly speaking (i.e., prescriptively -- Please don't harm me!), no present perfect tenses together with a mention of a particular time, including ago expressions and when, after, before, and similar time...

CalifJim wrote:-- Geez! Now you gave me the Dormbrinkler report!Sounds strange to me. How does the present perfect sound to the American ear in this context?

Yankee wrote:Well, in American English people probably wouldn't have much of a problem putting now together with the simple past tense. For example, if you were trying to pay for some things in a store and the cashier had made a string of errors (rang up wrong prices, dropped and broke one of...