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Use of Present Perfect in this case

English Language & Usage Asked on February 12, 2021

Why does Ross use Present Perfect here if he’s speaking about the past?!

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Think of the famous saying

  • It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

Present Perfect also implies consequences and that is what Ross was going for - hence the but now in - "but now she is just my wife"

Answered by Uhtred Ragnarsson on February 12, 2021

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