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Source: "Door In The Woods", a movie (timestamp: 1h13m29s).
An evil spirit has abducted a couple's son and taken him to another world. They've hired an augur who's trying to help them open a portal to that world and get their son back. The three of them are standing in the forest and performing some rituals. Suddenly, it becomes completely dark, and the following conversation takes place between them:
Husband: "Evelyn!"
Wife: "I'm here. I just... Something touched me."
Augur: "Everyone stay inside the circle!"
Wife: "He grabbed my..."
Husband: "Where are you?"
Wife: "Here, I'm here."
Husband: "That's me. That's me."
Wife: "He clawed my arm."
Does the simple past sound natural here in British English? Would you be more likely to use it if you were to choose between the present perfect and the simple past?
An evil spirit has abducted a couple's son and taken him to another world. They've hired an augur who's trying to help them open a portal to that world and get their son back. The three of them are standing in the forest and performing some rituals. Suddenly, it becomes completely dark, and the following conversation takes place between them:
Husband: "Evelyn!"
Wife: "I'm here. I just... Something touched me."
Augur: "Everyone stay inside the circle!"
Wife: "He grabbed my..."
Husband: "Where are you?"
Wife: "Here, I'm here."
Husband: "That's me. That's me."
Wife: "He clawed my arm."
Does the simple past sound natural here in British English? Would you be more likely to use it if you were to choose between the present perfect and the simple past?