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#1 08-Oct-2003, 23:27Past or Present Perfect?
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#2 30-Dec-2006, 07:44Re: Past or Present Perfect?
I haven't seen them for the last one month.
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.
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#3 21-Feb-2007, 14:04Re: Past or Present Perfect?
yes you are right.
Originally Posted by EGrammar_Learner
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#4 09-Apr-2007, 10:06Re: Past or Present Perfect?
Originally Posted by EGrammar_Learner
i agree with you
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#5 15-Apr-2007, 19:21Re: Past or Present Perfect?
No. Say: Originally Posted by EGrammar_Learner
I haven't seen them for the last month (or "for a month").Delete one.
Simplify! Say: Originally Posted by EGrammar_Learner
I haven't seen them for a whole month.That is present perfect.
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#6 17-Apr-2007, 20:47Re: Past or 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. Originally Posted by RonBee
Is this right?
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#7 17-Jul-2007, 02:32Re: Past or Present Perfect?
Yes, a month has gone by since you have seen those people. You haven't seen them for thirty days. Originally Posted by houlun
(My apologies for not responding to this one sooner.)
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#8 30-Dec-2006, 08:02Re: Past or Present Perfect?
Because it's a period of time. Though it's strange to me. I'd say for a month instead . Originally Posted by Tdol
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#9 30-Dec-2006, 14:59Re: Past or Present Perfect?
Say "I haven't seen them...." (present perfect). That is because it is ongoing. I haven't seen them for a month and I still haven't seen them (up to the present).
Like Harry, I would say for a month.
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#10 30-Dec-2006, 17:04Re: Past or Present Perfect?
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]
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