LE AVOCADO
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Hi teachers,
I have asked about this matter on different English forums, but I haven't got a certain answer. So, I hope that I would like to get helped from teachers here.
There are situations about repeated actions until the present without specific time. When it comes to this kind of situation, I don't know which tense I can use.
Here are some examples:
1. I visited/ have visited Paris two times. It is a beautiful city. I think you should visit it once in your life.
2. [Context] My friend planned to visit my country for a week. He has been staying in my country for three days now and I want to know which places he visited / has visited, so that I can recommend him other places to visit. Which question would be correct? I don't know which tense would be correct to use.
Where did you visit? / Where did you visit in the last few days? Where have you visited?/ Where have you visited since you came here?
I visited X, Y, Z. / I have visited X, Y,Z.
3. Every time I planted/'ve planted roses in the garden, they died/'ve died. I may try planting some geraniums instead.
Some US native peoples tell me that I can use the simple past in all of my examples, but some don't agree to use the simple past. This makes me confused.
In this post, an American member helped me a lot. He tells me that I can use either tense. The difference is so subtle, so I don't need to worry about which tense to use:
tense/ repeated actions
But, in this forum, natives don't agree to use the simple past in (2)
tense / repeated actions 2
As I can see, the opinions about the tense differs from different US speakers.
I would like to ask :
In the US, is it still possible/correct to use the simple past in (1), (2), and (3) with the same meaning as the present perfect?
Thank you.
I have asked about this matter on different English forums, but I haven't got a certain answer. So, I hope that I would like to get helped from teachers here.
There are situations about repeated actions until the present without specific time. When it comes to this kind of situation, I don't know which tense I can use.
Here are some examples:
1. I visited/ have visited Paris two times. It is a beautiful city. I think you should visit it once in your life.
2. [Context] My friend planned to visit my country for a week. He has been staying in my country for three days now and I want to know which places he visited / has visited, so that I can recommend him other places to visit. Which question would be correct? I don't know which tense would be correct to use.
Where did you visit? / Where did you visit in the last few days? Where have you visited?/ Where have you visited since you came here?
I visited X, Y, Z. / I have visited X, Y,Z.
3. Every time I planted/'ve planted roses in the garden, they died/'ve died. I may try planting some geraniums instead.
Some US native peoples tell me that I can use the simple past in all of my examples, but some don't agree to use the simple past. This makes me confused.
In this post, an American member helped me a lot. He tells me that I can use either tense. The difference is so subtle, so I don't need to worry about which tense to use:
tense/ repeated actions
But, in this forum, natives don't agree to use the simple past in (2)
tense / repeated actions 2
As I can see, the opinions about the tense differs from different US speakers.
I would like to ask :
In the US, is it still possible/correct to use the simple past in (1), (2), and (3) with the same meaning as the present perfect?
Thank you.
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