I post a picture of a man shoving food down his throat. My friend writes under the p

[B45]

I post a picture of a man shoving food down his throat. My friend writes under the picture: That's you.

I reply with :

You've caught me!

VS

You caught me!

Are both the same here?

 

[tedmc]

The lst using the present perfect tense is more natural.

not a teacher

 

[emsr2d2]

The second is more natural for me.

 

[Rover_KE]

I agree with ems.

Ted, why don't you let native speakers answer first?

 

[B45]

Why is the second more natural than the first?

 

[Rover_KE]

It's what most native speakers would say.

 

[emsr2d2]

That's what we mean when we say that something sounds natural - it's what we would probably elect to say as our first choice. There are usually two or three ways of saying anything but frequently, there is one choice which most native speakers would use. If something is ungrammatical, we'll tell you.

 

[B45]

So the present perfect is not wrong but just not as natural as the simple past.

The only reason why I chose the present perfect over the simple was because I replied her only a few minutes after she made a comment about the picture.

So, I just thought the present perfect would be more correct in that scenario. Because it's the present perfect tense.

 

[emsr2d2]

I understand your reasoning but there is no need for the present perfect. Writing "You caught me!" is like saying "In that photo, you caught me shoving food into my face". You could say that to someone even if you were looking at the photo years after it was taken. It's just a statement of fact - you caught me doing something.

 

[Polyester]

So the present perfect is not wrong but just not as natural as the simple past.

The only reason why I chose the present perfect over the simple was because I replied her only a few minutes after she made a comment about the picture.

So, I just thought the present perfect would be more correct in that scenario. Because it's the present perfect tense.

Batman45,you always have more example of live to post here. I appreciate you and learn from you.

 

[tedmc]

It could be what comes naturally to the natives, but I don't see the logic of using the past tense.
The present perfect seems more logical as Batman said.

not a teacher

 

[Rover_KE]

Batman45,you always have more example of live to post here.

What do you mean by 'example of live'? That doesn't make sense.

It could be what comes naturally to the natives, but I don't see the logic of using the past tense.
The present perfect seems more logical as Batman said.

Nobody said English was logical.

 

[Polyester]

What do you mean by 'example of live'? That doesn't make sense.

Nobody said English was logical.

daily life.
Does it make sense now?

 

[Rover_KE]

'...examples from daily life' would make sense.

 

[tedmc]

Do you mean "examples from daily life"?
(cross-posted)

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