 #16 (permalink) Thu Mar 10, 2011 18:52 pm Saw and seen |
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| Alan wrote: |
Hi,
In this sentence -
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| I saw Mike stealing an apple |
as I have already said, the time in the past is understood and that is the reason why it is 'saw'. By the very fact that you say 'saw', you are indicating that it is a time in the past.
In the sentence above Alan has used "as I have already said"
but a bit earlier he'd said
The difference between 'I saw' (past simple) and 'I have seen' (present perfect) is that 'saw' refers to one particular occasion in the past
So the sentence,'I went to the Republic of Srpska several times last year.' is not all right.
and 'have seen' suggests there have been occasions of 'seeing the stealing' but they don't refer to any particular time or occasion in the past.
I have seen him stealing an apple.
Was it once only or more than once?
Once only.
Alan |
The joke is that I am not familiar with multi-quoting. |
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