In Present perfect^x, American English^x

The real Anon! Anonymous wrote: Pucca wrote: And going back to the topic..an anonimous post would be helpful if you want to ask something but you don't want others to see who is asking so. Let me disagree with you. If the community can se who is asking a certain question, the answer...

Hi, everybody! Maybe I should have started with "well," but I can ensure you that I'm the original poster, while this guy Anonymous wrote: Well, I have a half-finished game of noughts and crosses tattooed on my forehead. If you do too, then I guess... is not (but I found his/her post...

. CJ

Biggie wrote:can anyone help me right now with some expressions in either british or american english with their meanings. not just words but expressions like...the british say here you are...and the americans say there you go. I'd start by saying that most Brits would say both 'here you are'...

1. I wonder who is making / was making that dreadful row. - are both versions possible? Yes. If you are talking about the noise going on now, use "is" but if you are talking about that noise you hear last night, for example, use "was." 2. After he had eaten an enormous dinner, he fell asleep...

Thank you so much, Amy and Jim.I perfectly understand that the usage I'm describing is highly dependent on context. That's why I tried to put my examples in a decent context. I also perfectly understand that often the present perfect is simply better in the examples I posted. What I wanted to...

From what I gather from thise post, American English people tend to use more the Simple Past with those adverbs, right? I think we use both. I recently took a trip to Chicago. CJ

Yes, what Kooyeen posted was pretty much what I (and a vast number of students, probably British-oriented?) was taught in the early stages. With JUST, RECENTLY, YET, ALREADY you always need to use Present Perfect as it shows an action in the past that hasn't finished yet or an action that has...

EyeSeeYou wrote:Nice explanation, Mr.P. Related to this topic, it always bugs me to come across phrases such as the following where Present Perfect should be chosen instead of Simple Past- Is there any explanation about it?: I just opened the door. I just looked at it. I just bought it.My...

Well, i know in American English we usually discard the present perfect tense.So,is it right to use "I never saw her before" to convey the same meaning of "I've never seen her before" , if for example,we are in the US?