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    Default present perfect and past simple tenses

    Chào mọi người
    Xin lỗi nếu câu hỏi này quá đơn giản... hoặc đã được trả lời đâu đó
    Mình để ý mình thấy trong văn nói (có thể cả văn viết) rất nhiều thì (tenses) thực tế ít được sử dụng, hoặc có thể sử dụng cách diễn đạt khác. Nhưng có 2 thì được sử dụng rất nhiều là past simple và present perfect nhưng mình lại không thực sự xác định được khi nào thì nên dùng Past simple và khi nào thì dùng Present perfect. Thật buồn phải thừa nhận như vậy!
    Vì trong rất nhiều trường hợp mình thấy nếu theo đúng ngữ pháp thì phải sử dụng present perfect là đúng nhưng tác giả lại sử dụng past simple
    ý mình là họ không chỉ rõ thời gian hoặc khoảng thời gian trong qk mà vẫn sử dụng past simple bình thường.
    Làm thế nào để xác định cách dùng chính xác các thì này
    thanks a lot!

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    hai thời bạn hỏi khác nhau như đen và trắng. Nhưng cố tình diễn đạt của người phát và cảm nhận thời gian của người thu có một khoảng trộn màu xám. Bạn phỉa hiểu là người ta làm việc gì đó đã xong chưa hay đã làm mà chưa xong. Thế thôi.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hyhyvie View Post
    Chào mọi người
    Xin lỗi nếu câu hỏi này quá đơn giản... hoặc đã được trả lời đâu đó
    Mình để ý mình thấy trong văn nói (có thể cả văn viết) rất nhiều thì (tenses) thực tế ít được sử dụng, hoặc có thể sử dụng cách diễn đạt khác. Nhưng có 2 thì được sử dụng rất nhiều là past simple và present perfect nhưng mình lại không thực sự xác định được khi nào thì nên dùng Past simple và khi nào thì dùng Present perfect. Thật buồn phải thừa nhận như vậy!
    Vì trong rất nhiều trường hợp mình thấy nếu theo đúng ngữ pháp thì phải sử dụng present perfect là đúng nhưng tác giả lại sử dụng past simple
    ý mình là họ không chỉ rõ thời gian hoặc khoảng thời gian trong qk mà vẫn sử dụng past simple bình thường.
    Làm thế nào để xác định cách dùng chính xác các thì này
    thanks a lot!
    http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzo...ar/ppvpast.htm

    http://www.english-4u.de/pres_perf_ex4.htm

    Chỉ xem giải đáp ở dưới sau khi làm bài tập.



















    1. I saw a great film yesterday. (see)

    2. Have you ever bought a new car? (you ever buy)

    3. Sue had the flu last winter. (have)

    4. A few days ago we drove to his uncle. (drive)

    5. They played bingo Wednesday afternoon. (play)

    6. He has already taken the bus to get there. (already take)

    7. Last week my rabbit ran away. (run)

    8. We did a lot last Sunday. (do)

    9. Has she ever been to India? (she ever be)

    10. I met him last Monday. (meet)

    11. She has not woken up yet. (not wake up)

    12. I have not met her since last Thursday. (not meet)

    13. Bob slept well last night. (sleep)

    14. I got a letter from her two days ago. (get)

    15. They Have already arrived in Germany. (already arrive)
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    Thank you very much indeed for your helps!

    Here is one of the paragraphs which makes me a bit confused
    I just copy it from somewhere. (Sorry the author)

    “I am in bad mood today, I will tell you why. I have a TOOTHACHE! Aaaaagh!
    Unfortunately, I won’t be able to go to the dentist until next week, so for the next few days I have to deal with my toothache by myself. I am taking painkillers, of course, and some of my friends have suggested remedies. One friend told me I should use hot, salty water and another suggested oil of cloves”

    The problem is that, can I change these sentences above like this
    "…of course, some of my friends suggested remedies. One friend told me I should use hot, salty water and another suggested oil of cloves". (I dont want to specify when it happened)

    "…of course, some of my friends have suggested remedies. One friend has told me I should use hot, salty water and another has suggested oil of cloves"

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    What is the mean of the word " deal " in the paragraph ?
    I have seen it many times but didn't know all of its mean.
    Please reply with Vietnamese if you can.
    Last edited by dotAV_nguTV; 04-28-2009 at 10:25 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dotAV_nguTV View Post
    What is the mean (s/b meaning) of the word " deal " in the paragraph ?
    I have seen it many times but didn't know all of its mean.
    Please reply with Vietnamese if you can.
    http://vdict.com/deal,1,0,0.html


    a great deal of:

    The adverb has 2 meanings:

    Meaning #1: to a very great degree or extent
    Synonyms: a lot, a good deal, much, very much


    Meaning #2: frequently or in great quantities
    Synonyms: much, often

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    deal is not only a noun but also a verb
    you can look it up in a dictionary to know the meaning of it as a noun
    but as a verb i think deal is often used with these meaning
    1. deal in: buôn bán cái gì
    to deal in rice: buôn gạo
    2. deal sb out: phân phát, ra hình phạt...cho ai đó
    3. deal with: giải quyết, đối phó với một vấn đề nào đó
    to deal with a problem
    ex: i have a difficult problem/matter to deal with
    _______
    and now, please answer my question above!
    thank u all in advance!

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    Here is one of the paragraphs which makes me a bit confused
    I just copy it from somewhere. (Sorry the author)

    “I am in bad mood today, I will tell you why. I have a TOOTHACHE! Aaaaagh!
    Unfortunately, I won’t be able to go to the dentist until next week, so for the next few days I have to deal with my toothache by myself. I am taking painkillers, of course, and some of my friends have suggested remedies. One friend told me I should use hot, salty water and another suggested oil of cloves”


    Chẳng có gì khó hiểu hay làm bối rối trong việc sử dụng thì ở đây:

    Bạn cần để ý:
    1. Đây là đoạn văn kể chuyện trực tiếp (direct speech) do đó lời nói đang ở thì hiện tại.
    2. Những chổ xài present perfect vì người nói nhắc lại ý kiến hay lời của người khác mà không nói rõ là nói khi nào, vào thời điểm cụ thể nào ở quá khứ.
    Phần câu cuối dùng simple past vì đã bắt vào mạch chuyện rồi nên không dùng present perfect nữa.

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    The problem is that, can I change these sentences above like this
    "…of course, some of my friends suggested remedies. One friend told me I should use hot, salty water and another suggested oil of cloves". (I dont want to specify when it happened)

    theo tôi đổi như vậy thì OK không sao cả. Ta có thể dùng simple past để kể chuyện. Tuy nhiên y như cũ (phần nguyên) thì vẫn tốt hơn.

    Thí dụ :
    I had left home before she got up = I left home before she got up
    Vì đã có trạng từ before cho biết việc nào xảy ra trước, việc nào xảy ra sau nên không quá cứng ngắt theo thì.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hyhyvie View Post
    Thank you very much indeed for your helps!

    Here is one of the paragraphs which makes me a bit confused
    I just copy it from somewhere. (Sorry the author)

    “I am in bad mood today, I will tell you why. I have a TOOTHACHE! Aaaaagh!
    Unfortunately, I won’t be able to go to the dentist until next week, so for the next few days I have to deal with my toothache by myself. I am taking painkillers, of course, and some of my friends have suggested remedies. One friend told me I should use hot, salty water and another suggested oil of cloves”

    The problem is that, can I change these sentences above like this
    "…of course, some of my friends suggested remedies. One friend told me I should use hot, salty water and another suggested oil of cloves". (I dont want to specify when it happened)

    "…of course, some of my friends have suggested remedies. One friend has told me I should use hot, salty water and another has suggested oil of cloves"
    For me it will still sound good if you change the highlighted phrase into simple past. Though you you read the story again, it wouldn't emphasize that his/her friends have suggested such and such.

    Apart from not indicating the time of the even, to me present perfect can also be used to emphasize that something has been done. Like in this situation here:
    -Mother: Have you done your homework? (Con làm bài chưa?)
    -Son: I have/ or I have already done my homework. (Con đã làm rồi)
    The son doens't just want to say "I did my homework" because it wouldn't make as big an impact to his mother's question.

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