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[Will17]

Hello!

Can we use the present perfect and the past simple interchangeably in this case, please? :

"My boss has asked/asked me to call our main supplier. I'll do that this afternoon".

Thank you very much

Will

 

[Rover_KE]

They mean the same to me in this context.

Rover

 

[Tdol]

In a wider context, one might be more likely than the other.