sky3120
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- Jan 29, 2012
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- Student or Learner
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- Korean
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- South Korea
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- South Korea
Have you ever heard the story?
= Did you hear the story?
A: Is she here?
B: She has gone out.
= She went out.
There has been an accident.
= There was an accident.
I have learned about the difference between the past tense and the present perfect tense a lot and my grammar book also says some native English speakers, especially some Americans use both tenses for the same meaning like the examples above, so I would like to know if you agree with this? I think that they could be used for the same meaning regardless of grammar difference. What do you think?
Thank you.
= Did you hear the story?
A: Is she here?
B: She has gone out.
= She went out.
There has been an accident.
= There was an accident.
I have learned about the difference between the past tense and the present perfect tense a lot and my grammar book also says some native English speakers, especially some Americans use both tenses for the same meaning like the examples above, so I would like to know if you agree with this? I think that they could be used for the same meaning regardless of grammar difference. What do you think?
Thank you.