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[MAF]mooman:

--- Quote from: [UK]Simon on February 09, 2010, 07:46:49 pm ---
--- Quote from: [2F2F]SNiKeRiS on February 09, 2010, 04:50:12 pm ---Need some help  :)


This is the second cup of coffee Daniel ____ this morning.

a) drinks
b) is drinking
c) has drunk

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If you held up an empty cup it would be c) If the cup still have some coffee in it, it would be b)

b) is present tense
c) is past tense

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c) isn't past tense, it's present perfect.
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepast.html

[FSR]Ush:
Simon is the past perfect  :D

[MAF]Snoopy:

--- Quote from: Snoopyy on February 09, 2010, 04:53:31 pm ---c) has drunk

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so was I actually correct with that?

[MAF]mooman:
yep :D

ﱡ קּﻰﺢ Love:
Even UK people have confusions with language. :(

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