Timeline for "Joan walked out and has left her bag"
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| Nov 14, 2023 at 19:50 | comment | added | Lambie | I would not get too heavily into the grammar per se but rather into spoken English. And how people really speak. That said, I don't disagree with your answer. Joan walked out [five minutes ago or as a finished action] and has left her bag. [true at the time of speaking.] | |
| Nov 14, 2023 at 19:48 | comment | added | Lambie | @Mari-LouA Yes, in writing but in speaking it would be the way it is. But there are all sorts of ways to say these things and this one is actually grammatical. I think your swimming example does in fact work fine. Of course, one could use simple past in both or present perfect in both. | |
| Jul 17, 2023 at 10:09 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | But the original sentence is Joan walked out, I would've said "Joan (has) walked out, leaving her bag behind" I would not associate "walked out" with "has left" something. it would be like saying "Joan swam [in the race] and has won first prize" Nope, does't work at all. | |
| Oct 9, 2021 at 18:17 | comment | added | gotube♦ | Downvote with no comment :'( | |
| Oct 9, 2021 at 16:54 | history | answered | gotube♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |