Timeline for "I cleaned the carpet for 3 hours" - simple past tense vs present perfect
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| Nov 27 at 9:04 | comment | added | Stuart F | Note that "I cleaned the carpet for 3 hours" says nothing about whether the carpet is clean, or how long it takes to clean the carpet; it just means you spent 3 hours cleaning some part of it, maybe but not necessarily all of it. It doesn't imply completion. | |
| Nov 27 at 2:38 | answer | added | English with Vennila | timeline score: 0 | |
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| Jan 26, 2018 at 20:49 | comment | added | WS2 | Not at all. One can say "I lived in New York for twenty years". Provided you have ceased living in New York it is alright to continue using the simple past. However if you still live in New York then you must use the perfect tense. "I have lived in New York for....". In this context it is the choice of tense which indicates to the listener whether it is an activity which has ceased. | |
| Jan 26, 2018 at 20:23 | comment | added | Lambie | The use of for has zero to do with PT versus PP. | |
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