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savvinka
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Hi, dear colleagues, I �m about the sentence: Time moved on, but Willy Loman hasn �t. Could I say so, I mean from the point of view of sequence of tences? TA, Olga |
8 Aug 2013
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Abbes_Z
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Dear Savvinka,
There are two cases here. If I �m using the past simple tense, my sentence would be like this:
Time moved on, but Willy Loman didn �t.
Otherwise, I would use the present perfect and say:
Time has moved on, but Willy Loman hasn �t.
�Hope this helps.. Have a great day! 
Abbes
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8 Aug 2013
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yanogator
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Abbes is definitely right about this. In informal English, it would be accepted, but it wouldn �t sound right. There isn �t a sequence here, because the events are essentially simultaneous. Bruce |
8 Aug 2013
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savvinka
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Thank you, dear friends. You �ve confirmed my doubts. |
8 Aug 2013
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