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Double present perfect?
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omarengteacher
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Double present perfect?
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Which one would you rate as correct (or maybe both)? a. What has been the biggest challenged you have confronted? b. What has been the biggest challenged you confronted? Or maybe another form? Thanks in advance |
28 Nov 2014
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Gi2gi
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I would say: What is the biggest challenge you have confronted?
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28 Nov 2014
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dragonfly2
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Option a) sounds correct to me. Both situations take place up until the moment of speaking, therefore the present perfect is the correct choice. |
28 Nov 2014
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florimago
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I agree with Gi2gi . You should focus on the experience , that is , "confront" ( not closed, more to come ...) , that´s why it goes in present perfect |
28 Nov 2014
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cunliffe
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I agree with the others. Usually, though we �face � challenges. |
28 Nov 2014
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yanogator
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I, too, agree with Gi, and with Lynne.
Bruce |
28 Nov 2014
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Rhys00
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What �s the biggest challenge you have confronted? Challenge being Noun Not adjective. |
28 Nov 2014
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Peter Hardy
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Rhys already pointed out the adjective use of challenge - challenged. Gigi �s missed an explanation and good �ol Lynne gave us the proper expression with �face �.� So what �s been the biggest challenge I �ve ever faced? Let me think about that and I �ll get back to you, hey?�Peter On second thought, I might say "What was the biggest challenge" for being a particular point in the past, "I have ever faced?" because I�m scanning my brain, hence the addition of the word �ever�. � 
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29 Nov 2014
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jannabanna
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I would have thought "challenge" was a noun here? In any case, as a native British speaker, I would say: "What is the biggest challenge you have ever faced?" Janet |
29 Nov 2014
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