Boris Tatarenko
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- May 6, 2013
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- Student or Learner
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- Russian
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- Russian Federation
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- Russian Federation
Hello.
I do not have problems with English tenses, but I had a mistake (English Grammar in Use) and I want to understand it.
A: Is David still here?
B: No, I'm afraid he isn't. He ____ about ten minutes ago.
I wrote "has left", because it's a fact than he's not there. If I said "he left" it meant that he left, but he could return.
I would use past simple in this case:
A: Is David still here?
B: I don't know exactly. He left about ten minutes ago (But he was able to return).
Am I right? Can I use present perfect?
If I am not right. Please correct my mistakes and don't give me links with English tenses. :-D
Boris.
I do not have problems with English tenses, but I had a mistake (English Grammar in Use) and I want to understand it.
A: Is David still here?
B: No, I'm afraid he isn't. He ____ about ten minutes ago.
I wrote "has left", because it's a fact than he's not there. If I said "he left" it meant that he left, but he could return.
I would use past simple in this case:
A: Is David still here?
B: I don't know exactly. He left about ten minutes ago (But he was able to return).
Am I right? Can I use present perfect?
If I am not right. Please correct my mistakes and don't give me links with English tenses. :-D
Boris.