Xenon
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- Aug 28, 2019
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Hi guys !
I have a small problem with past simple and present perfect tenses. I asked in may forums, watched many movied, read books etc. And there are a lot of examples where past simple doesn't have time reference like present perfect. So I tried to interpretate it.
Present perfect (past action that has some result in present) - many people told me that result isn't a good way to think about it because, every past action has it's result.
I can understand some description like "we use present perfect to talk about past action and continues in the present"
But I have problem if I want to use those examples .
Example from the movie:
"I took a look at the damaged parts. The bridge and the aft engines are fine. It can fly a little." - (should I interpretate it as something happened in the past but now we talk about what happened because of this action or what we know from this action ?)
and
"I have taken a look at the damaged parts. The bridge and the aft engines are fine. It can fly a little." (I think this means that we checked the damaged parts, and he is still doing it)
Example from the book:
We've been through some bad things on this trip, but now that we see hope I'm starting to feel like this trip isn't so bad.
If I use past simple instead of Present perfect, would it change anything ?
Or last example :
They have vetted him. (he is sitting in his room talking with his friend, far from the action that has probably happened.)
Ty guys for any info, and help.
I have a small problem with past simple and present perfect tenses. I asked in may forums, watched many movied, read books etc. And there are a lot of examples where past simple doesn't have time reference like present perfect. So I tried to interpretate it.
Present perfect (past action that has some result in present) - many people told me that result isn't a good way to think about it because, every past action has it's result.
I can understand some description like "we use present perfect to talk about past action and continues in the present"
But I have problem if I want to use those examples .
Example from the movie:
"I took a look at the damaged parts. The bridge and the aft engines are fine. It can fly a little." - (should I interpretate it as something happened in the past but now we talk about what happened because of this action or what we know from this action ?)
and
"I have taken a look at the damaged parts. The bridge and the aft engines are fine. It can fly a little." (I think this means that we checked the damaged parts, and he is still doing it)
Example from the book:
We've been through some bad things on this trip, but now that we see hope I'm starting to feel like this trip isn't so bad.
If I use past simple instead of Present perfect, would it change anything ?
Or last example :
They have vetted him. (he is sitting in his room talking with his friend, far from the action that has probably happened.)
Ty guys for any info, and help.