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Sentence #35121

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 neron neron May 19, 2014, edited May 20, 2014 May 19, 2014 at 11:58:53 PM UTC, edited May 20, 2014 at 12:12:16 AM UTC link Permalink

This is validated sentence. But I don't understand why are we using present simple tense in the second sentence - for says (instead of past (perfect)). Can we consider that there is a word 'always' or 'often'? In that sense.

Inego Inego May 20, 2014 May 20, 2014 at 2:03:24 AM UTC link Permalink

http://www.englishpage.com/verb...lepresent.html
See Usage 4.

neron neron May 20, 2014 May 20, 2014 at 10:53:28 AM UTC link Permalink

Thank you Inego. Very good explanations, all with drawings. I love it.

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