The present perfect usage
According to the Cambridge grammar of the English language ( CGEL ) by Geoffrey. K. Pullum and Rodney Huddlestone, there are four different uses of the present perfect tense : the continuative, the experiental ( or existential ) perfect, the resultative perfect and
the perfect of recent past. ( 2002 :143-145 )
Not so long ago, I came across a grammar book, in which the present perfect tense was explained differently. It states that -" when we can not make a present tense sentence with a similar meaning, we do not normally use the present perfect ( even if we are giving " news " ). My question is - why can not we use the present perfect tense, to be more precise, the perfect of recent past when we are giving " news " ? For example : Granny hit me ! Why can not we say - Granny has hit me ? Especially if the impact of the hit is visible on the body ? Can we remember this as a rule of thumb ? Does it sound okay to you ?
grammar
asked 2 mins ago
BeqaBeqa
616414
add a comment |
According to the Cambridge grammar of the English language ( CGEL ) by Geoffrey. K. Pullum and Rodney Huddlestone, there are four different uses of the present perfect tense : the continuative, the experiental ( or existential ) perfect, the resultative perfect and the perfect of recent past. ( 2002 :143-145 )
Not so long ago, I came across a grammar book, in which the present perfect tense was explained differently. It states that -" when we can not make a present tense sentence with a similar meaning, we do not normally use the present perfect ( even if we are giving " news " ). My question is - why can not we use the present perfect tense, to be more precise, the perfect of recent past when we are giving " news " ? For example : Granny hit me ! Why can not we say - Granny has hit me ? Especially if the impact of the hit is visible on the body ? Can we remember this as a rule of thumb ? Does it sound okay to you ?
grammar
asked 2 mins ago
BeqaBeqa
616414
add a comment |
According to the Cambridge grammar of the English language ( CGEL ) by Geoffrey. K. Pullum and Rodney Huddlestone, there are four different uses of the present perfect tense : the continuative, the experiental ( or existential ) perfect, the resultative perfect and the perfect of recent past. ( 2002 :143-145 )
Not so long ago, I came across a grammar book, in which the present perfect tense was explained differently. It states that -" when we can not make a present tense sentence with a similar meaning, we do not normally use the present perfect ( even if we are giving " news " ). My question is - why can not we use the present perfect tense, to be more precise, the perfect of recent past when we are giving " news " ? For example : Granny hit me ! Why can not we say - Granny has hit me ? Especially if the impact of the hit is visible on the body ? Can we remember this as a rule of thumb ? Does it sound okay to you ?
grammar
asked 2 mins ago
BeqaBeqa
616414
According to the Cambridge grammar of the English language ( CGEL ) by Geoffrey. K. Pullum and Rodney Huddlestone, there are four different uses of the present perfect tense : the continuative, the experiental ( or existential ) perfect, the resultative perfect and the perfect of recent past. ( 2002 :143-145 )
Not so long ago, I came across a grammar book, in which the present perfect tense was explained differently. It states that -" when we can not make a present tense sentence with a similar meaning, we do not normally use the present perfect ( even if we are giving " news " ). My question is - why can not we use the present perfect tense, to be more precise, the perfect of recent past when we are giving " news " ? For example : Granny hit me ! Why can not we say - Granny has hit me ? Especially if the impact of the hit is visible on the body ? Can we remember this as a rule of thumb ? Does it sound okay to you ?
grammar
grammar
asked 2 mins ago
BeqaBeqa
616414
asked 2 mins ago
BeqaBeqa
616414
asked 2 mins ago
BeqaBeqa
616414
asked 2 mins ago
BeqaBeqa
616414
asked 2 mins ago
BeqaBeqa
616414
616414
add a comment |
add a comment |
0
active
oldest
votes
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "97"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: false,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: null,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
var $window = $(window),
onScroll = function(e) {
var $elem = $('.new-login-left'),
docViewTop = $window.scrollTop(),
docViewBottom = docViewTop + $window.height(),
elemTop = $elem.offset().top,
elemBottom = elemTop + $elem.height();
if ((docViewTop elemBottom)) {
StackExchange.using('gps', function() { StackExchange.gps.track('embedded_signup_form.view', { location: 'question_page' }); });
$window.unbind('scroll', onScroll);
}
};
$window.on('scroll', onScroll);
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fenglish.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f490818%2fthe-present-perfect-usage%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
0
active
oldest
votes
0
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
Thanks for contributing an answer to English Language & Usage Stack Exchange!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
var $window = $(window),
onScroll = function(e) {
var $elem = $('.new-login-left'),
docViewTop = $window.scrollTop(),
docViewBottom = docViewTop + $window.height(),
elemTop = $elem.offset().top,
elemBottom = elemTop + $elem.height();
if ((docViewTop elemBottom)) {
StackExchange.using('gps', function() { StackExchange.gps.track('embedded_signup_form.view', { location: 'question_page' }); });
$window.unbind('scroll', onScroll);
}
};
$window.on('scroll', onScroll);
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fenglish.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f490818%2fthe-present-perfect-usage%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
var $window = $(window),
onScroll = function(e) {
var $elem = $('.new-login-left'),
docViewTop = $window.scrollTop(),
docViewBottom = docViewTop + $window.height(),
elemTop = $elem.offset().top,
elemBottom = elemTop + $elem.height();
if ((docViewTop elemBottom)) {
StackExchange.using('gps', function() { StackExchange.gps.track('embedded_signup_form.view', { location: 'question_page' }); });
$window.unbind('scroll', onScroll);
}
};
$window.on('scroll', onScroll);
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
var $window = $(window),
onScroll = function(e) {
var $elem = $('.new-login-left'),
docViewTop = $window.scrollTop(),
docViewBottom = docViewTop + $window.height(),
elemTop = $elem.offset().top,
elemBottom = elemTop + $elem.height();
if ((docViewTop elemBottom)) {
StackExchange.using('gps', function() { StackExchange.gps.track('embedded_signup_form.view', { location: 'question_page' }); });
$window.unbind('scroll', onScroll);
}
};
$window.on('scroll', onScroll);
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
var $window = $(window),
onScroll = function(e) {
var $elem = $('.new-login-left'),
docViewTop = $window.scrollTop(),
docViewBottom = docViewTop + $window.height(),
elemTop = $elem.offset().top,
elemBottom = elemTop + $elem.height();
if ((docViewTop elemBottom)) {
StackExchange.using('gps', function() { StackExchange.gps.track('embedded_signup_form.view', { location: 'question_page' }); });
$window.unbind('scroll', onScroll);
}
};
$window.on('scroll', onScroll);
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
