----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Freedman - judyfreedman@xxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: grammar question here we go... The answer is "wrote" because the book is finished and the action is complete. You can say "DB has just written another book" =it's fresh on the shelves. (Actually my husband bought it and I wish he would finish it soon because I have nothing to read. But that is totally irrelevant). If you say DB has written many books, you are implying he will write more. "I saw that movie" = you would say this if there is not much more to add. i.e. "I saw 'Bambi' when I was 7 years old". "I've seen that movie" is calling for discussion/opinion on it. "I've seen 'Bambi' many times and discover something new each time - using HOTS of course". Have you ever tried explaining this to 8th grade? Did you ever try explaining this to 8th grade? What's the difference? Chag sameach Judy You wrote: >While other people are helping all of us with what really matters, such as HOTS, CDs, and payment issues, here I come to this list again with another "trivial" question about the "present perfect". I wouldn't be asking if I understood the answer given in the answer key of the grammar book I'm taking my question from. Thank you in advance for giving this time and thought. >Question: "wrote" or "has written" (and why) >Dan Brown ....................... "The Da Vinci Code". I haven't bought it >yet. >I say the answer is "has written" because there is no specification of past time. Right? Why is this different from "I have seen that movie?" ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------