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lup0z
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 Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:14 pm Post subject: Present perfect without time specifications |
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Hi!
I'm improving my skills about present perfect but i have a little little problem 
For example: "Everything i've said".
If i find a tense like this, without time specifications what can i say about it?
How can i put this tense in a time line?
Thank you!
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asterix
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| Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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| It just means that you said it in the past. It could be one second ago, or 10 years ago. There is no way to tell, from your example, exactly how long ago it was. |
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lup0z
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:56 am Post subject: |
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Ok, but why not simple past? :/
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:18 am Post subject: |
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Without any more context, I would say that "everything I've said" might refer to all the things I have said about a particular topic, no matter when, while "everything I said" might more likely refer to all the things I said at a particular time, even if I discussed many topics.
More context in your questions might help to answer your concerns.
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