By Present perfect, Present simple

Yes. That's generally true.And the paraphrase I gave is not the only possible one. Paraphrases using the word before are also good. The idea is the same. Once you get the idea that until expresses a temporal relationship involving the continuance of a certain negative state, you...

Present Perfect and Present Simple are almost interchangeable in such (the _until_ ones, not those with "unless") sentences. Let CJ correct me if I am wrong!

OK, guys. Thank you very much for your attention. :) brunces

It's Present Perfect in form, but Present in meaning. have got is an idiom, so it doesn't exactly "follow the rules"! I have got a car = I have a car.I have got to leave soon = I have to leave soon. CJ

Hi BruncesIn this case, 'have got' means exactly the same thing as 'have'. By the way, the present perfect of 'get' in American English would be 'have gotten'.

Please, friends, help me understand this.When I say, "I have a car.", it's Present Simple. OK!When I say, "I have got a car.", is it Present Simple or Perfect? Thanks for your attention,brunces

Newguest wrote: Hi everyone! 1. Once the warrior has completed his task, he makes no further comment.What if I wrote "Once the warrior completed his task, he ..." Does it change anything? Why has this sentence been written in the present perfect tense? I would write "Once the warrior completes...

Hi everyone! 1. Once the warrior has completed his task, he makes no further comment.What if I wrote "Once the warrior completed his task, he ..." Does it change anything? Why has this sentence been written in the present perfect tense? I would write "Once the warrior completes his task, he...

<<Do we have to use the definite article "the" for each tense or not? >> To be very strict about it, yes, but we frequently write telegraphically and leave out the the, especially on this site, where we use the names of the tenses so often. <<1.In the use of the Present...

There are twelve tenses in English grammar. Do we have to use the definite article "the"for each tense or not? Can you give me some explanations,please?In the below examples, Do we have to use "the" or not?1.In the use of the Present Simple.2.The Present Perfect Tense or Present Perfect...