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[jasonlulu_2000]

Danny _____ hard to realize his dream and now he is very popular.
A. works B. is working C. has worked D. worked

I cannot tell the difference between C and D in this situation.


Can anyone help me???

Thank you

Jason

[2006]

C. contains the unnecessary word "has".

[jasonlulu_2000]

Thanks for your reply.

So you choose D, that is, worked, don't you?

Could you tell me why C is wrong? Why is "has" unnecessary?

Thank you

Jason.

[2006]

I think you answered the question 'Why is "has" unnecessary?' for yourself, when you said "I cannot tell the difference between C and D...".

C and D both mean the same thing; therefore the "has" is unnecessary, as it adds nothing to the meaning.

Some people might use the perfect tense "has worked" here, but I wouldn't use it because simple past tense is all you need to express the meaning.

I didn't exactly say "C is wrong", but if you push me I will say it is wrong because it uses an unnecessary word/tense. It is a good general rule not to use unneeded words/tenses. Keep things simple.

[jasonlulu_2000]

thank for your explanations.