關於English tense problem 想問問

Fanny

2014-12-22 10:10 pm

Tom 在12月20日收到Mary 封信，但是Tom 20日收到封信之後不久就死左。在今天12月22日Mary 打電話黎問Tom 收唔收到封信，於是我答佢"Tom has died. He
received your letter on 20th December 2014." 想問下我咁樣答有無問題。

回答 (2)

Godfrey

2014-12-25 8:08 pm

✔ 最佳答案

沒有說明 Tom 何時死亡, 可用 present perfect. 意味最近死
received 用 past simple, 因過去時間中注明日期
Fanny, 你的句子無問題.

題外:
另一個回答者的句子大有問題, 錯到七彩
"Have Tom ever been received my(=Mary's) letter? "
Tom 是 third person singular, 怎會用 have, 不用 has?
句子是 in passive voice, have been received, Tom 被收到, 不是 letter 被收到??

"No never for Tom has never been received and died two days ago."
Tom has never been received = Tom 不被收到 (是 mix up in voice)
"No never" 是 double negative 放置一起?

不幸地, 這個回答者始終攪不清楚 active 與 passive.
The facts speak for themselves.
每一個回答者應該有責任, 不應只為得分, 考慮教錯人不好

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TOMING88

2014-12-23 12:00 am

Have Tom ever been received my(=Mary's) letter?

No never for Tom has never been received and died two days ago.

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