Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
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I'd never gotten a package this big.
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00 I just received a package: 02 br
01 i 01 b 00 Wow, what a huge package! 01 u 00 I've never gotten 02 u 00 a package this big. 02 br
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02 b 02 i 00 I have to use the present perfect even though I actually have a big package now. I just got it. And even though I just got it, I can't say "I'd never gotten a package this big" (past perfect). 02 br
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00 Now the question is, when should I switch to the past perfect? After 5 minutes? After I have opened the package? After 15 minutes, commenting on the package? Definitely the following day, right? 02 br
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01 i 01 b 01 u 00 I'd never gotten 02 u 00 a package this/that big. 02 b 02 i 00 (this that could depend on weather you still have the package in front of you, maybe...) 02 br
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00 I just received a package: 02 br
01 i 01 b 00 Wow, what a huge package! 01 u 00 I've never gotten 02 u 00 a package this big. 02 br
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02 b 02 i 00 I have to use the present perfect even though I actually have a big package now. I just got it. And even though I just got it, I can't say "I'd never gotten a package this big" (past perfect). 02 br
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00 Now the question is, when should I switch to the past perfect? After 5 minutes? After I have opened the package? After 15 minutes, commenting on the package? Definitely the following day, right? 02 br
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01 i 01 b 01 u 00 I'd never gotten 02 u 00 a package this/that big. 02 b 02 i 00 (this that could depend on weather you still have the package in front of you, maybe...) 02 br
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00 Thank you 05 0 010id 1
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' 05 0 02 br 02 br 00 Best wishes, 02 br 02 br 00 PBF 010id 1
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0 Hi Kooyeen, 02 br
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00 I am not sure about when you should use the past perfect or present perfect but if I were you, I would say 'I've never received a package this big (before)!' 05 0 02 br
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00 Best wishes, 02 br
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00 I am not sure about when you should use the past perfect or present perfect but if I were you, I would say 'I've never received a package this big (before)!' 05 0 02 br
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00 Best wishes, 02 br
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0 Hi Kooyeen 02 br
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00 In the example given, I don't think I'd be likely to use the past perfect with the word 'this'. The word 'this' carries a sense of nearness whereas 'that' suggests distance. Therefore, 'this' works better with the present perfect ("nearness" in time/something directly tied to the present situation). 'This' is also more likely to be used when you hav
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00 In the example given, I don't think I'd be likely to use the past perfect with the word 'this'. The word 'this' carries a sense of nearness whereas 'that' suggests distance. Therefore, 'this' works better with the present perfect ("nearness" in time/something directly tied to the present situation). 'This' is also more likely to be used when you hav
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0 Hi Amy, 02 br
00 thank you so much. I'm starting to understand that much depends on other things, "this" or "that" for example. 01 blockquote
00 thank you so much. I'm starting to understand that much depends on other things, "this" or "that" for example. 01 blockquote
01 cite 10 Yankee 12 cite 10 'This' is also more likely to be used when you have the package right in front of you and this spacial nearness would also tend to lead people to use the present perfect -- whether
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