By Constructions, Present perfect

Hello ChangThe usage and meaning of the present perfect tense depends on the kind of the verb and the time adverbial used with it. For example, if you say "I have already finished the work", it means "I have now the result of <finished the work>". You can say also "I have graduated from...

I have got a watch. Have you got a watch? I haven't got a watch. I have a watch. Have you a watch? I have no watch. Post:178368 But don't mix the constructions have got and Present Perfect + to get. I have just got a letter from my brother. Hope it helps.

Anonymous wrote: The 'got' in these constructions is part of the present tense of have NOT the present perfect of 'get' That seems a slightly strange statement, Anon. I don't quite get it. MrP

The 'have' and 'have got' constructions mean exactly the same in the meaning of possession (e.g as in I have (got) a book). They can also be used for obligations (I have (got) to wash the dishes) and there they have a slightly negative connotation. The 'got' in these constructions is part of the...

Pieanne wrote: With "ago", you have to use the past simple. "Just" is different, you can use both. But when there's a precise time marker, it's always the past simple. Students in my French classes had trouble understading how the passé composé could be translated to English with both the...

Hmm...So 'since+S+past' has to be accompanied with either past perfect or present perfect. But what about a 'for+a certain amont of period' construction? If I 'm not mistaken, both 'I lived in the US for 5 years' and 'I have lived/been living in the US for 5 years' are fine, right? Why is...

Hello I was wondering if the construcion was ( or is ?) a present perfect construction. If yes why is present perfect used? Becuase of a consequenece that would be likely to follow?Would that, at the same time, mean that in american english simple past would be used in that case?...

Jack112 wrote: What do these ones mean? When would I use these? 1. Does this bank company keep a record of how much I spend ? (I have used my bank card on things already?)2. Does this bank company keep a record of the things I spend on? (I'm applying for a bank card?)3. Does this bank company...

Hi Davkett Thank you for asking that. "He has gone to America for 2 years" is problematic to me by two causes. I know "for a time period" marks two senses: an actual duration and an intended duration. When it is used in the past context, it usually marks an actual duration. When it is used in...

Hello guys I'm interested in the discussions here. "He is gone" is actually a relic of archaic <be-perfect> constructs, and it can mean "He has died", "He has finished", or "He has departed" (the exact sense depends on the context). However, the principal sense of "He is gone" is not...