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The difference is subtle. The present perfect is conceptually a step removed from the real action of the simple past. The present perfect is indirect compared to the direct simple past.I read a magazine today expresses what happened. It tells what I did directly. I have read a magazine today...

Hi Bokeh, Becasue of your reply, it made me take a second look at the original question. I also did some research and found this paper written on the subject of Semantic Composition of Subjunctive Conditionals by Michela Ippolito of MIT/Tübingen University. I am not completely sure if I...

Earlier today, I had posted a message concerning the very same issue. I had not been fortunate to have found this message thread beforehand. (Uh oh, here I am getting tangled up in verb tenses with the preceding sentence. I mixed pluperfect with present perfect. Groan.) So, are you saying that...

paco, as you see, I try to understand the difference between when/while/as used in conjunction with simple past or past continuous. I wonder why we use "when" instead of "while" in 7. (and yes, it is a fragment. you know one is not entitled to see all the page in NYT without subscribing)What if...

Congratualtions for your explanations. There are clear and the best i've found. Vos explicatons sont les plus pédagogiques que j'ai pu trouver à ce jour et je tiens tout particulièrement à vous en rendre hommage. Gérard.Forum: New: Common English Questions and Answers - Archived PostsPosted:...

Sir, IV - The present prefect used with "for" and "since" A. "for" is used with a period of time: for six days, for a long time. "for" is used with the simple past tense denotes a terminated period of time. (e.g) We lived there for ten years. ( but we don't live there now) "for"...

Why can "happened" be used? Didn't it happen before "remember"? According to the rules, we should use "had happened". But "happened" does exist. Can you explain it more clearly, Mr Just the Truth? JT: Sorry for the delay, Qingqing. {how do you say your name? I know a little Chinese girl named...

TO QUOTE CALIFORNIA JIM: 'There is more than one difference between the simple past and the present perfect. The simplest difference is the grammatical difference that the simple past can be used with expressions which signify a definite, particular time in the past. I wrote a letter...

There is more than one difference between the simple past and the present perfect. The simplest difference is the grammatical difference that the simple past can be used with expressions which signify a definite, particular time in the past. I wrote a letter yesterday. I wrote a letter at 7...

Hello, Dave would + base form of verb = simple conditional would + have + past participle = perfect conditional I don't know those by any other names, but of course it is probable that there may be authors who may give those different names. In my mother tongue, the "conditional" used to be...