Timeline for American English_ Can I use the simple past to talk about life experience without time marker
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| Nov 29 at 13:59 | answer | added | Taghreed Silsilah | timeline score: 2 | |
| Nov 28 at 16:31 | answer | added | TimR | timeline score: 1 | |
| Nov 28 at 5:58 | answer | added | JBH | timeline score: 2 | |
| Nov 28 at 3:37 | answer | added | swmcdonnell | timeline score: 2 | |
| Nov 28 at 3:36 | comment | added | LE123 | Yes, I know that when using a time maker such as "last year" or "one summer", we should use the simple past. But what If I don't want to use an time maker in the sentence. | |
| Nov 28 at 3:32 | comment | added | Paul Tanenbaum | To my ear—and fair notice: my ear has been around for well over half a century now—the phrase I visited Thailand implies “during some period” or “at some point.” As in, I visited Thailand one summer when I was in college. But I suppose younger speakers (or listeners) might use it differently. | |
| Nov 28 at 1:59 | history | asked | LE123 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |