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fw
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 Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 3:06 pm Post subject: grammatically correct? |
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Hello everyone.
Is the sentence below grammatically correct?
I have worked as an interpreter for the late Princess Diana.
Best regards,
Fw |
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mescalero
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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Fw,
Nice to meet you. Yes, indeed, your sentence is gramatically correct.
Good luck. Hope that helps.
Best,
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- Mike
Open English World
http://www.openenglishworld.com |
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:40 pm Post subject: Re: grammatically correct? |
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| fw wrote: |
Hello everyone.
Is the sentence below grammatically correct?
I have worked as an interpreter for the late Princess Diana.
Best regards,
Fw |
Grammatically, everything looks okay but it sounds funny to me. I don't know why you wouldn't say, "I worked as an interpreter for the late Princess Diana." or "I've worked as an interpreter." The present perfect sounds funny to me because Princess Diana in no longer alive. |
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fw
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:45 am Post subject: |
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Thank you for your replies, Mike and Lorikeet.
It� interesting that different native English speakers have different responses to the same question.
I would like more responses from more people.
fw |
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lotus
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| Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 3:54 am Post subject: |
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Hi fw,
I agree with Lorikeet's observation. I might add:
I had worked as an interpreter for the late Princess Diana.
I was an interpreter for the late Princess Diana.
--lotus |
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LucentShade
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Present perfect usually means that something started in the past, and its effects somehow continue to the present. So, we wouldn't say, "Napoleon has invaded Spain," because that is far in the past and does not connect with the present.
That said, there are some differences. . .I believe that British English speakers tend to use present perfect more than American English speakers. |
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