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7 Aug 2017
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What is the difference between he got married and he has married ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between he got married and he has married ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
I have asked my teacher but she only told me there are some slight differences
other than told me what they are
other than told me what they are
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"He got married" is the correct one, but "He has married" sounds like an incomplete sentence (like, "He has married [Who?]"
If you want to correct "He has married", it would be "He has been married".
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@NoJams thx for answering me!
could u explain the difference between "he got married" and "he has been married",pls?
could u explain the difference between "he got married" and "he has been married",pls?
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@jellyQ: "He got married" sounds like the marriage just happened now.
But "He has been married" sounds like the marriage happened some time ago.
The "has been" is a present perfect continuous which means that "something began in the past and has lasted into the present time."
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one last question:
if someone has divorced few years ago, can he\she now describe him\herself "has been married(used to be married but now he\she is single)" ?
if someone has divorced few years ago, can he\she now describe him\herself "has been married(used to be married but now he\she is single)" ?
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@jellyQ: Use "Had been"
when you want something to mean "something began in the past, lasted for some time, then ended."
Ex. He had been married.
He had been in prison before.
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