In Present perfect^x, Dates^x

Kooyeen wrote: I was told to use the present or past perfect in those situations, but I often find the present continuous (even in newspapers). Kim O'Donnel: This is the first time I'm hearing a negative report. He is surprised. And he says that hearing reports is happening frequently in his...

Welkins2139 wrote:According to Michael Swan, we use a simple present perfect tense in sentences like that. Could you give some of Swan's examples?

According to Michael Swan, we use a simple present perfect tense in sentences like that.

I was told if I use present perfect tense, then the date should not be attached in the end. You were told correctly. The meaning we intend to convey when we use the present perfect tense with an action verb like "send" is that the action described happened at some unspecified time in...

Brenda Chen wrote: "I have sent you the samples on Aug. 1, 2006"? I was told if I use present perfect tense, then the date should not be attached in the end. Why? Could someone share with me? Thank you. Hi Brenda, I talked to Mr. Lee [a week ago / on July 25th) concerning the lost...

"I have sent you the samples on Aug. 1, 2006"? I was told if I use present perfect tense, then the date should not be attached in the end. Why? Could someone share with me? Thank you.

Hi, Yes, you're right in thinking that these phrases wouldn't usually sound natural to a native speaker. On the other hand, if two Asian people are having a conversation in English like this, and they understand each other, that's not a bad thing, is it? Ok I'll try to illustrate base on this...

B is the best candidate, but I am not sure about the use of the present perfect for something which happened in the past. Does that many human societies caused little damage to the environmant in the past show that they are still in harmony with the environment? Do you think the tense choice is...

B is the best candidate, but I am not sure about the use of the present perfect for something which happened in the past. Does that many human societies caused little damage to the environmant in thepast show that they are still in harmony with the environment? Do you think the tense choice is...

Do "so far, to date, up to now, up to present" have the same meaning. if they mean from the past to now,include now this moment, so they are durations? if so, then can we use those phrases in the sentence of present perfect tense and past tense or any other tenses? "I have written six letters...