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Message board > We´ve enjoyed the show/ we enjoyed the show
We´ve enjoyed the show/ we enjoyed the show
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aura+
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We´ve enjoyed the show/ we enjoyed the show
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Hi everyone!
Could someone help me with this doubt? Recently, after a show (a theatre play) , a colleague of mine thanked the actors telling them: ��I�m sure the pupils have enjoyed the show as much as we have.� The actors were still on stage, but the play had already finished. Shouldn�t she have said �(...) the pupils enjoyed the show as much as we did.�?
Thanks
Aura |
17 Dec 2008
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wolfy
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It depends, remember you have to wait for the fat lady to sing. �Then the show is officially over. �In the case you mentioned Aura, I think that as they are still on stage the show has technically not finished so present perfect fits the bill. |
17 Dec 2008
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aura+
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Thanks for the quick reply! You see ( shame is my name...) I LIED ABOUT �THE COLLEAGUE� : I was the one who said that! And I spoke -using a microphone- for the entire school! No one has told me a thing about this, but I�ve been crucifying myself because I�m not sure the present perfect was correct in the context; I still believe the past simple would be more appropriate.� |
17 Dec 2008
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libertybelle
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What you said was right.
No use splitting hairs here.
I would have said the same.
I think had sounds too far back in time.
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18 Dec 2008
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aura+
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thanks libertybelle!�
That comes as a relief!
I�ll sleep much better tonight!
Aura |
18 Dec 2008
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Zora
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Yes, and also... "grammatically" it would have been correct too to have used it... since it�s a past that is extremely recent!  Though honestly, I wouldn�t have thought about that and just instinctively used the Present Perfect tense!
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18 Dec 2008
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