snoopya1984
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Do we say "I studied a lot this week"or only" I have studied a lot this week" is acceptable?
Both are acceptable.Do we say "I studied a lot this week"or only" I have studied a lot this week" is acceptable?
No, you're not wrong. The simple past "I studied ..." implies that the study week is over. The present perfect does not imply this (although it could be over).I'm not sure, but isn't it: "I studied a lot this week."->my studying is over, I finished it and now I can chill out.
"I have studied a lot this week."-> I still have some books on the table, maybe my exams are tomorrow,... or maybe I'm after a really important exam, and I can be satisfied and say: I have studied a lot...
Am I wrong?
Yes, 3 is OK.Somebody has eaten my apple. (I have no apple now.)
Somebody ate my apple. (I have no apple.)
Somebody has been eating my apple.(I have an apple, but I see some marks of biting on it.)
Where is the difference between the first and second? My english teacher gave me(or has given me? ) these two examples for each tense. And is my explanation of the third one correct?
Again, no, you're not wrong.I think the first, Somebody has eaten my apple.: My eaten apple was on a table and now I want it, it wasn't such a long time ago... So I say: Somebody has eaten my apple, oh damn!
And the second one: My mother is asking whether I had eaten my collation and I say: Sandwich yes, but somebody ate my apple!
Am I wrong?