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moved back or has moved back?

 
 
Reply Thu 5 Mar, 2015 10:36 am
She used to study English with her private tutor everyday but he______to England last month.
A. has moved back
B. moved back
 
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Thu 5 Mar, 2015 10:43 am
@luckybear,
She used to study English with her private tutor everyday but he moved back to England last month.
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Ragman
 
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Reply Thu 5 Mar, 2015 10:50 am
@luckybear,
both are quite acceptable.
Pearlylustre
 
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Reply Thu 5 Mar, 2015 01:53 pm
@luckybear,
If you specify a point in time (last month) you need to use 'moved back', otherwise 'has moved back' is also okay.

She used to study English with her private tutor every day but he moved back to England last month.
or
She used to study English with her private tutor every day but he (has) moved back to England .

You need to use 'every day' not 'everyday'.
http://www.elearnenglishlanguage.com/blog/english-mistakes/everyday-vs-every-day/
dalehileman
 
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Reply Thu 5 Mar, 2015 04:59 pm
@luckybear,
So far so good

A., however, Bear, seems a little clumsy, dunno why, maybe just me
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McTag
 
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Reply Fri 6 Mar, 2015 04:23 am
@Ragman,

Quote:
both are quite acceptable.


Sorry, I don't agree with that.

...but he has moved back to England.
or
...but he moved back to England last month.

sound better to me.
Ragman
 
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Reply Fri 6 Mar, 2015 07:13 am
@McTag,
Yes..but that's am opinion. The point is that both are grammatical.
layman
 
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Reply Fri 6 Mar, 2015 04:43 pm
@Ragman,
"has moved" reinforces the fact that it (his moving) is IN FACT, a done deal. It's done been done.

Personally, I like it when I say things in such a way to make them sound "double strong." Like when I say, for example: "And that ain't no lie!!"
1. It aint a lie, and, not only that, but also, too...
2. It is "'no lie."
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McTag
 
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Reply Sat 7 Mar, 2015 06:56 am
@Ragman,

I think my carp is more a matter of style, but we need more context or more examples to bring out the point.
I will happily concede that both are grammatical, more or less, but one is very clunky.
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PUNKEY
 
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Reply Sat 7 Mar, 2015 09:36 am
"last month" puts this into a simple past tense.

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ehBeth
 
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Reply Sat 7 Mar, 2015 09:40 am
@Pearlylustre,
Pearlylustre wrote:

If you specify a point in time (last month) you need to use 'moved back'
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