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#1 30-Jun-2012, 10:00'I have studied at high school for 2 years' or 'I studied at high school for 2 years'
Should I say 'I have studied at high school for 2 years' or 'I studied at high school for 2 years'?
And my studying is in the past, not continuing to present. Sometimes I see the present perfect and simple past are used interchangedly. So, how can I distinguish them?
Thanks in advance.
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#2 30-Jun-2012, 10:16Re: 'I have studied at high school for 2 years' or 'I studied at high school for 2 ye
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I have studied at a high school for two years. You may or may not be still studying at a high school.
I studied at a high school for two years. This happened in the past and I am no longer studying at a high school.
I have been studying at a high school for two years. This implies that I have not yet finished studying at a high school.
I hope this helps.
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