Vladv Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
Past/ present
Looking back through history during the times of the Crusades and the
Inquisition, when violence has been committed in the name of Jesus, it has been
a result of disobeying Jesus’ central command to “love your enemies” ."
Could you please explain the use of perfect here? I would use past simple with historical events
Top answer
The use of the Preset Perfect shows that the writer means these past events still have importance or relevance today. Clive
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The use of the Preset Perfect shows that the writer means these past events still have importance or relevance today.
Clive
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