[Grammar] They left a few minutes ago
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I consider the second wrong, but I am not a teacher.
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'They have just left.'
There is no past-time marker above, so I think it is correct, but I am not a teacher.
There is no past-time marker above, so I think it is correct, but I am not a teacher.
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A natural dialogue might be:
A. They have left.
B. When did they leave?
A. They left a few minutes ago.
The final line would be perfectly acceptable as simply "A few minutes ago". "They left" is understood because it's the answer to the preceding question.
A. They have left.
B. When did they leave?
A. They left a few minutes ago.
The final line would be perfectly acceptable as simply "A few minutes ago". "They left" is understood because it's the answer to the preceding question.
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