Sunday, July 3, 2016

Is everything ok (using Present Perfect in the peculiar context)?


I have a dialogue between two people on translating. I've made up my mind to use Present Perfect ("I've forgotten") but the key says forget. I think that I am right for one simple reason: we have past event, the result having impact on the current situation (speaker hasn't money to buy what they were going to buy); it's some kind of news.



A: Oh, I've forgotten the money at home.


B: Don't worry. I'll lend you it.





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