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Old 24-Aug-2006, 14:31
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Default Re: Past Simple or Present Perfect?

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Originally Posted by OhAh View Post
I think that there may be the situation when it is possible to say "have seen".
-I want to see a president/favourite actor/sportsman ect...
-I have seen him yesterday!
It's still very important.
I agree, it definitely happens, OhAh, but for ENLs, there is a strong tendency to separate the present perfect used like this, for adding importance, from any past time adjuncts [additions].

In speech you'd most likely hear something like this;

I have seen him ... yesterday!
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