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9 Nov 2020
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When I asked a native speaker about the present perfect, he told me that
"I've seen the movie" indicates he can remember ther content and talk about it.
However "I saw the movie" indicates he remember he saw it but he can recall the content.
What do you think of this?
When I asked a native speaker about the present perfect, he told me that
"I've seen the movie" indicates he can remember ther content and talk about it.
However "I saw the movie" indicates he remember he saw it but he can recall the content.
What do you think of this?
"I've seen the movie" indicates he can remember ther content and talk about it.
However "I saw the movie" indicates he remember he saw it but he can recall the content.
What do you think of this?
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Not exactly. There would be more if that were true. Example "I've seen the movie, but I don't remember much."
Without the second portion, I've only said I've seen the movie and nothing more.
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@15836dtuz Nothing really. The facts are the same. You have physical been in the state of Florida. You would chose one or the other depending on how you want to phrase the sentence.
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I have damaged my face.
I damaged my face.
The former indicates "I" still have some scar on his face, the latter indicates there is no scar now?
It has become normal for women to pursue a career.
It became normal for women to pursue a career.
Also, the second indicates the speaker isn't sure the situation is the same?
I have damaged my face.
I damaged my face.
The former indicates "I" still have some scar on his face, the latter indicates there is no scar now?
It has become normal for women to pursue a career.
It became normal for women to pursue a career.
Also, the second indicates the speaker isn't sure the situation is the same?
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@15836dtuz I don't agree with that. The face is damaged, that is true in both cases. Have is redundant, and not needed for the sentence to be understood. Many native speaker simply leave out redundant words. The same facts are still true, the face is damaged. Yes, with tone and context, they can have different meanings, but that's not implied in each sentence by itself. Written English is often different from Spoken, precisely because you don't have things like tone, facial expressions, body language and gestures.
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