letter Past Tense or Present Perfect Tense
Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2023 7:01 am
Dear community,
I've got a question and would be very grateful if you could give me your expertise:
Situation: You are in Australia and you write a letter to a friend. You want to tell him/her what you have already seen and what you are going to see.
If the person writes: I have seen e.x. the Sydney Opera House. - I would say that's correct, because he/she is still in Australia and that's the connection to the presence.
If the person writes: Yeserday a saw the Sydney Opera House. - I would say that's correct too, because he/she saw the Opera House yesterday - and that's over and has no connection to the presence.
So probably both versions are correct - it depends on what you prefer or how you want to see things.
Be so kind and tell me your opinion - as you have probably already mentioned I am not an English native speaker and therefore it is not totally clear for me.
Thank you very much!
Greetings,
M.A.
I've got a question and would be very grateful if you could give me your expertise:
Situation: You are in Australia and you write a letter to a friend. You want to tell him/her what you have already seen and what you are going to see.
If the person writes: I have seen e.x. the Sydney Opera House. - I would say that's correct, because he/she is still in Australia and that's the connection to the presence.
If the person writes: Yeserday a saw the Sydney Opera House. - I would say that's correct too, because he/she saw the Opera House yesterday - and that's over and has no connection to the presence.
So probably both versions are correct - it depends on what you prefer or how you want to see things.
Be so kind and tell me your opinion - as you have probably already mentioned I am not an English native speaker and therefore it is not totally clear for me.
Thank you very much!
Greetings,
M.A.