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- 19-Nov-2011, 05:38 #1
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became/has become friends "When they moved to France, however, she became/has become friends with a Swedish neighbour."
Is the present perfect also possible in this sentence, because the action began in the past and is still continuing in the present ?
- 19-Nov-2011, 06:23 #2
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Teacher Re: became/has become friends No, because the 'becoming friends' is located in the past time - when they moved to France. If they are still friends, and the sentence doesn't tell us that, it's 'being friends' that has continued to the present.
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