Past or Present Perfect?

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by EGrammar_Learner

I haven't seen them for the last one month.

No. Say:

I haven't seen them for the last month (or "for a month").

Delete one.

Originally Posted by EGrammar_Learner

It is still going on that I have not seen them the whole last month until now. That's why I use present perfect here. Am I right? Thanks.

Simplify! Say:

I haven't seen them for a whole month.

That is present perfect.

Thanks all .. it's very important....

[houlun]

Originally Posted by RonBee

No. Say:

I haven't seen them for the last month (or "for a month").

Delete one.





Simplify! Say:

I haven't seen them for a whole month.

That is present perfect.

I haven't seen them for the last month ( the process is continuing.)= I might have seen them before the last month.But I didn't see them in 30 days.

Is this right?

[naheed]

Here Have'nt seen them is being used because the process is still going on

[cool_boy]

"for last time" this is be used for perfect tense!

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by houlun

I haven't seen them for the last month ( the process is continuing.)= I might have seen them before the last month.But I didn't see them in 30 days.

Is this right?

Yes, a month has gone by since you have seen those people. You haven't seen them for thirty days.

(My apologies for not responding to this one sooner.)

~R

[diana monzon]

Originally Posted by teia_petrescu

Hi

I haven`t seen them for a month [ unfinished action- the process is still going on]
I didn`t see them last month.[ past action- finished]


Regards,

so we use the present perfect if we haven't finished the action (havent't seen)but is you finished it you usedidn't see

[Teia]

Originally Posted by diana monzon

so we use the present perfect if we haven't finished the action (havent't seen)but is you finished it you usedidn't see

Yes, but present perfect has some other uses ,as well.

e.g. We have just finished our lunch - recently finished action
I have already written three letters this morning - recently finished action
Have you finished your dinner yet?- asking if an action has been completed
You can go out as soon as you have had your lunch - future actions in time clauses.
I have seen that film but I don`t mind watching it again - past actions completed in an unspecified time.