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  • English grammar/writing: use of “present perfect” as opposed to “past tense”

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Present_perfect#German https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Present_perfect#English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uses_of_English_verb_forms#Present_perfect … . The choice of present perfect or past tense depends on the frame of reference (period or point in time) in which the event is conceived as occurring. … . If the frame of reference extends to the present time, the present perfect is used. … . If the frame of…