Hi, Here is a sentence from CGOEL: We’ve already discussed it yesterday. The Present Perfect refers to the past until now, so you should reword the sentence this way. We discussed it yesterday. We have already discussed it

I told my mom she has gotten a ticket for not speaking English. OR I told my mom she had gotten a ticket for not speaking English. What's the difference between the two sentences? I know one is present perfect and the other past perfect but

Hi, the problem here is the difference between simple past and present perfect. There are a lot of thread about that in this forum, if take a look around with the search function. Generally speaking, if you want to mention something that happened

Hello. You've invited someone for dinner at your house, and the phone rings. It's them! They say: I'm sorry, but I think I'm going to be a bit late. There's a lot of traffic. After you finish speaking on the phone, you say

So, this is what I don't understand, what's the definition for a life experience? For me everything is a life experience. OK. So maybe that description of the usage of the present perfect tense doesn't quite explain it for you in an

Hello I've learned that one of the uses for the present perfect, is when we're talking about life experiences. So, this is what I don't understand, what's the definition for a life experience? For me everything is a life

Hi Plesehelp, Maybe this scenario can shed some light: In the office coffee room:... A: (pouring a cup of coffee while talking to B) I've heard that someone in the company has started a hiking club. B: Oh! you didn't

These are a colloquial shortened version of the present perfect tense, "How have you been?" "What have you been doing?" The shortened version is ungrammatical, but common in casual speech.

Hi, How would you say she has the same sweater as I in present perfect tense? She has worn the same sweater as I? But I'm trying to say she has the exact same sweater as me. You are just talking about a simple present

When did we start learning English grammar in grade school? Was it Elementary, Middle, or High school. Shouldn't it be When did we started since it's simple past tense? Please explain, thank you. It also seems like when we're having