Monday, April 3, 2017

present perfect - “It has been a tough day” vs. “it is a tough day”


We have discussed Present Perfect versus Past Simple in "It has been on the news" vs. "it was on the news". Now I'm asking about Present Perfect versus Present Simple.


I know that the sentence in Present Perfect, "it has been a tough day", implies that the day is still going. But would it not be much easier to say "it is a tough day"? Because if a day is tough, you just say that the day is tough.


What does using Present Perfect add to the statement?




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