SophiaM
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Dear teachers
I understand that the present perfect tense is used when there is no time mentioned. But why is it in the following sentence, the simple past is used?
"What's wrong with you?" "I drank some poison and now I think I'm dying." Shouldn't it be "I have drunk some poison" because the speaker did not mention the time to the listener.
Thank you.
I understand that the present perfect tense is used when there is no time mentioned. But why is it in the following sentence, the simple past is used?
"What's wrong with you?" "I drank some poison and now I think I'm dying." Shouldn't it be "I have drunk some poison" because the speaker did not mention the time to the listener.
Thank you.