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    Present perfect

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    Present perfect
    Message from csicso posted on 25-07-2011 at 13:41:21 (D | E | F)
    Hello,

    In the question "When ..... (you/open) the window? It's cold here." are you sure that the correct form is
    "When have you opened the window?" I think if it says "when" we can use only past tense...
    Thank you for your help.

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    Edited by lucile83 on 25-07-2011 20:43


    Re: Present perfect from notrepere, posted on 25-07-2011 at 17:22:50 (D | E)
    Hello

    Yes, you're asking about a specific moment in time. When did you open the window? It's cold in here. You would not say "When have you ..."



    Re: Present perfect from stuart99, posted on 25-07-2011 at 19:04:08 (D | E)
    Hello,
    notrepere is correct.
    Stuart

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    Edited by lucile83 on 25-07-2011 22:14



    Re: Present perfect from abc-english, posted on 31-07-2011 at 22:25:56 (D | E)
    Hello!

    Excuse me, I don't understand exactly what you mean by saying that we use the past tense when asking with "When" WH question.
    What about this question: When does the next bus arrive?

    Thanks in advance

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    Edited by abc-english on 31-07-2011 22:26

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    Edited by lucile83 on 01-08-2011 08:48

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    Edited by abc-english on 01-08-2011 13:42





    Re: Present perfect from lucile83, posted on 01-08-2011 at 08:52:10 (D | E)
    Hello abc-english,

    Your question:
    When does the next bus arrive?
    is in the present tense.
    In the past tense we'd say:
    when did the bus arrive?





    Re: Present perfect from willy, posted on 01-08-2011 at 09:49:24 (D | E)
    Hello!

    - When does the next bus arrive?
    - What time is the next bus?

    Simple present tense with a future meaning ("next") when talking about timetables.
    You ask a French question with the same tense.

    - When did the previous bus arrive?
    - When was the previous bus?

    Simple past when talking about the previous (précédent) bus that you missed.



    Re: Present perfect from lucile83, posted on 01-08-2011 at 10:33:09 (D | E)
    Hello willy,

    you are right; we can't use 'next' in a past sentence




    Re: Present perfect from abc-english, posted on 01-08-2011 at 13:45:30 (D | E)
    Get it, thanks.

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    Edited by lucile83 on 01-08-2011 19:35
    No upper cases please.





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