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Simple past or present perfect?

English Language Learners Asked on December 30, 2021

Simple past or present perfect? Would one of them be more natural to use here or are they practically interchangeable?

Example: A young man has hit a woman with his car. He immediately calls his mom.

Son: Mom, I/I’ve just hit a woman with my car. I think she’s dead.

Dad: What’s wrong?

Mom: It’s Ben. He/He’s just killed a woman.

Dad: He did what?/He has done what?

One Answer

Both make sense, but it is probably more natural to say,

Mom: He's just killed a woman.

Dad: He did what?!

i.e. the present perfect.

Answered by Cole B on December 30, 2021

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