already provided

Status
Not open for further replies.
T

thomas615

Senior Member
Joined
Aug 20, 2010
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Chinese
Home Country
China
Current Location
Canada
I often hear this sentence "We already provided you with the documents on TV. Does one need to use present perfect tense with the word "already".
 
5jj

5jj

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Oct 14, 2010
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
British English
Home Country
Czech Republic
Current Location
Czech Republic
Most speakers of BrE would use the present perfect, have ... provided, with 'already'.
 
MikeNewYork

MikeNewYork

VIP Member
Joined
Nov 13, 2002
Member Type
Academic
Native Language
American English
Home Country
United States
Current Location
United States
thomas615 said:
I often hear this sentence "We already provided you with the documents on TV. Does one need to use present perfect tense with the word "already".
Click to expand...

This AmE speaker would also use the present perfect.
 
Raymott

Raymott

VIP Member
Joined
Jun 29, 2008
Member Type
Academic
Native Language
English
Home Country
Australia
Current Location
Australia
thomas615 said:
I often hear this sentence "We already provided you with the documents on TV. Does one need to use present perfect tense with the word "already".
Click to expand...
Wow, I've never heard that sentence in my life! Is that a common way of providing documents in Hong Kong?
 
T

thomas615

Senior Member
Joined
Aug 20, 2010
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Chinese
Home Country
China
Current Location
Canada
Sorry, I meant I heard this sentence on TV
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

T
I was already halfway through
Replies
3
Views
60
emsr2d2
emsr2d2
S
AI is still developing but it has already become an.....
Replies
7
Views
110
jutfrank
jutfrank
S
You should already be flattered because they didn't use
Replies
1
Views
172
jutfrank
jutfrank
Z
If I've already wished someone 'Peaceful Holidays,' would it be redundant to end the email with 'Best Wishes'?
Replies
1
Views
234
tedmc
T
S
I'm already the best in my field, no need to compare with others
Replies
8
Views
311
Tarheel
T
Top