By Expressions, Present perfect

The present perfect goes best with All such expressions represent a period of time from the past to the present. (Nevertheless, you'll sometimes hear the simple past in that context.) CJ

Goodman wrote: Yes, you may say that. However, is more of an idiomatic expression'', I think here idiomatic means that he is gone is very common expression to English speakers. Right? 2: Please explain the following sentence and shouldn't and are be used in front of used? All the...

CalifJim wrote:Kooyeen, Were there any other adverbs with this property (nearly always require a perfect tense in BrE)? Or just just? I'd be interested, because I think there are several. I believe already is another, for example.I was told "just, yet, already, ever, never" had to be used...

Hi everyone,I'd like an opinion on the following expression:Wait a second, I'm trying to delete a file... --Are you done?-- ...no, not yet, wait... ok, . Are those ok? What about using the present perfect? (now I've deleted it)Thanks

Liat, Let's not "muddy" up the water on present perfect by starting another debate on "Mr." vs. "Mr". Event the experts have varying opinions. I understand that you have probably an image that my English is not quite native, which is ok. I take no offense. Debates are based on what you know and...

1. I have never met her = not ever, not at any time. The present perfect is normally used with unspecific time expressions such as: never, ever, already, yet, before, etc. 2. I never met her is grammatically incorrect, unless we specify or imply a time in the past, e.g.: We were going to...

Neither. It is not one of the finite tenses. It is the perfect infinitive to have been. The expression can be followed by the infinitive or perfect infinitive, thus: Infinitive: to be It is believed to be the largest creature in the world. (It is believed that it is the largest...

You can't mix a present perfect tense (have spoken) with an adverb or similar expression indicating the past (yesterday), so only the first of your two sentences is correct. CJ

Yoong Liat wrote: Magda wrote:Hello,Is it possible to use in Present Perfect such time expressions as: "last week/last Monday"?"I have seen her last week"Thank you. When time (in this case 'last week') is mentioned, the verb that follows should be in the simple past tense. I saw her last...

Grammars usually say that the present perfect tenses cannot be used together with expressions pf finished time - we can say I have seen him or I saw him yesterday, but not I have seen him yesterday. In fact, such structure are unusual but not impossible (though learners should avoid them). Here...