Cas,
According to more-than-one theory, you are preaching that most of the past family are 'unknown time':
in the past, in the past five years, for the past three months, over the past two weeks, etc., and therefore they should be with Present Perfect.
:) Only when the member doesn't denote MORE THAN ONE, it is specific and should be with Simple Past:
Ex: He worked in that factory in the past year/month/week/etc.
This is what you want to say. Am I correct?
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Originally Posted by Casiopea Shun (wrote): Quote:
Why do we sometimes treat Present Perfect differently, because of the different members of the Past Family?
Ex1: He has lived in Japan in the past. (a finish)
Ex2: He has lived in Japan in the past five years. (a continuity)
| (Cas replied:)
Both examples express that he lived in Japan at some unknown time within the past (five years). Whether or not he lives there now is neither stated nor denoted nor expressed.
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My reply: :D You filled in negative sentences to avoid to give any substantial statements. The Time meanings of Ex1 and Ex2 are so clear to people, but they are so vague to you who happen to see things through the more-than-one theory.
With both tenses and time adverbs mentioned, you still see nothing about any Time, unfortunately. The new theory breeds more vagueness and questions than solving the problems. I advise you to give it up.
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