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    • Mayumi June 11, 2012 8:48

      "We've known each other for a long time.."


      Thanks Wendy for the answer. Knowing each other takes a while..and this makes the present perfect correct instead using the present tense only.

    • Mayumi June 11, 2012 8:50

      Hmm..means if there's a specific "time" like '2012' or 'August' we use past tense? OK, got it..

      Thanks again.

  • Hala J.M April 25, 2012 17:23

    Although we've known each other ..." present perfect : action started in the past and continue up to the moment and to the future maybe.."

    • Mayumi > Hala J.M April 26, 2012 14:43

      Thanks Ms. Hala..:) There's another question I'd like to ask.

      Although we've known each other for a long time,________________.

      a. we have never had an informal talk.

      b. we never did a normal friendly talk.

      --present perfect + present perfect? If the first statement is present perfect, the second statement should be in the present perfect too?.. or past tense?

    • Mayumi June 8, 2012 3:58

      Thanks Dylan for your reply..

      So, what I got here is that..Present perfect + present perfect is correct. But also present perfect + past tense model is also correct, only depends on what you are meant to say.

      And I learned great phrase : "two cents worth"...what exactly does it mean?

    • Mayumi June 8, 2012 6:46

      Aha! So this is the meaning of two cents worth..Thanks, Dylan!

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