Question in Simple present, Answer in Present Perfect?

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Question in Simple present, Answer in Present Perfect?

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Hi,
can you answer a question in present tense with a present perfect tense?
My example:
Q: Do you know that the bell is called Big Ben?
A: No, I haven´t known that.


Thank you in advance for your response
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Re: Question in Simple present, Answer in Present Perfect?

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No. --> I didn't know that.
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