@Loh Jane,
Loh Jane wrote:
Hi English Teachers,
I forgot whether I should use present perfect or present simple for the following sentence. I think the verb should be present perfect. Please guide me, thanks in advance.
Please choose the food that you have wanted/want.(when talking to a group of people)
I would suggest either of these:
Please choose the food that you want. (simple present)
Please choose the food that you have been wanting. (present perfect continuous/progressive)
Grammatically speaking, it is possible/acceptable to use the present perfect there, but it doesn't seem to me like it would be the first choice for most native speakers. Others may disagree.
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