bruxinha
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- Joined
- Oct 28, 2020
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Portuguese
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- Portugal
- Current Location
- Germany
Hello,
I'm in doubt about the right tense to use on the first example.... my feeling tells me it's present perfect (there is no time hint), but how do you explain that simple present isn't the best option? In the second example there is a clear time statement, so I would use the simple past...
Examples:
a) The budgie ____________________ (to disappear).
b) The budgie ____________________ (to disappear) two days ago.
Thanks a lot in advance for your help!
I'm in doubt about the right tense to use on the first example.... my feeling tells me it's present perfect (there is no time hint), but how do you explain that simple present isn't the best option? In the second example there is a clear time statement, so I would use the simple past...
Examples:
a) The budgie ____________________ (to disappear).
b) The budgie ____________________ (to disappear) two days ago.
Thanks a lot in advance for your help!