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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
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Writing?

If the result is in the present because of the action in the past, can I write as the following. Thanks in advance.

I have won the first prize in a contest. I studied hard.

  

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anonymous If the result is in the present because of the action in the past, can I write as the following. Thanks in advance. I have won the first prize in a contest.

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anonymous

If the result is in the present because of the action in the past, can I write as the following. Thanks in advance.

I have won the first prize in a contest. I studied hard.

Yes.

CJ

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Incidentally, I would expect "won first prize", no "the".

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