where were you & where have you been what's the difference between them?
L lynma Member Joined Mar 12, 2013 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Mar 20, 2013 #1 where were you & where have you been what's the difference between them?
Raymott VIP Member Joined Jun 29, 2008 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Australia Current Location Australia Mar 20, 2013 #2 lynma said: where were you & where have you been what's the difference between them? Click to expand... The first one's in the simple past. The second one's in the present perfect. I guess you know the the difference about where you use those two tenses.
lynma said: where were you & where have you been what's the difference between them? Click to expand... The first one's in the simple past. The second one's in the present perfect. I guess you know the the difference about where you use those two tenses.
konungursvia VIP Member Joined Mar 20, 2009 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Mar 20, 2013 #3 One of my favourite trivia facts about language. In Korean, you can't actually ask either of those questions simply as in English, but you have to say, "Where did you go and then come back from?"
One of my favourite trivia facts about language. In Korean, you can't actually ask either of those questions simply as in English, but you have to say, "Where did you go and then come back from?"