2006-10-03 22:21:12 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Does anyone know the names of these tenses and the times they cover; e.g., present tense is the time of the speaking. What is a perfect tense; e.g., present perfect...
2006-10-04 07:51:21 · update #1
OK Answerers, unless your answer is more precise than Felicity's below there is no chance for you to get the 10 points. Is there a tense with no specific time and then if so why would it be called "perfect" if perfect means a completed action. That is why I am not closing this yet because I don't believe her answer is correct.
2006-10-04 08:05:55 · update #2
The simple past is normally used with an indication of time. 'I cleaned the window yesterday,' or 'First I cleaned the window and then I did the washing.'
The present perfect 'I have....' is used without indication of time, indicates an action in the past. 'I've lived here for four years, and, yes, I have cleaned the window.' (At least once.)
2006-10-03 22:35:09 · answer #1 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I cleaned the window" usually refers to a specific time (e.g. "yesterday I cleaned the window"), whereas "I have cleaned th window" doesn't suggest any particular time frame (you wouldn't say, "yesterday I have cleaned the window").
Another example is stories: they happen at particular times. Even if you're not given exact details of when, the first part of the story happens before the second part, which is why you have never read the following story.
Once upon a time, there has been a little girl who has had a dog called Spot. The girl has loved Spot and has taken very good care of him. One day, however, Spot has gone missing! The little girl has been very upset, but her mother has said, "don't worry, we'll find Spot." First, they have gone to the park to see if he has been there...
Get the idea?
2006-10-04 04:45:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I cleaned the window" is a neutral statement of an action performed some time in the past. "I have cleaned the window" is more subtle.
1. "I have cleaned the window!" could be an announcement that you have completed a task you have set out to do. What next?..
2. "I have cleaned the window, but it is still streaky!" means that the action of cleaning the window, while complete in itself, leaves something to be desired.
3. "I HAVE cleaned the window!" conveys an insistence, an answering back of someone who has the gall to suggest that you haven't carried out the task of cleaning it.
4. Grammatically, the use of "have" enables the speaker to make the sentence a negative one, eg. "I have not cleaned the window" or "I have never cleaned the window".
2006-10-04 02:26:19 · answer #3 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sense is similar but the present perfect (have cleaned) places it in the recent past...like just now, or a few minutes ago. If you add "already" it means someone has asked you to do it and you don't have to because it's done...already.
2006-10-04 01:22:54 · answer #4 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cleaned the window makes me think it could ahve happened at any time in the past. I have cleaned the window makes it sound like it has just been done recently.
2006-10-03 22:24:45 · answer #5 · answered by michelle a 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "have" indicates a more personal item, "i cleaned the window" leaves some room for perhapps you having had it done,, "i have " less so. a good deal of the meaning would do with the inflection used when saying either, also.
2006-10-03 22:26:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-18 11:19:00 · answer #7 · answered by wach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have cleaned the window could mean you have previously (like a year ago) cleaned it. Whereas I cleaned the window implies it was recent
2006-10-03 22:30:10 · answer #8 · answered by MGN2006 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bunch of Europeans answered you.
I cleaned the window emphasizes 'I did this',
whereas, I have cleaned the window emphasizes that the window has been cleaned.
2006-10-03 22:33:49 · answer #9 · answered by thrag 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have cleaned the window implies that you have very recently performed the act...
I cleaned the window is just stating the fact...
It could have been done any time.
2006-10-03 22:24:37 · answer #10 · answered by HP 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋