To Lose / To Have Lost
Jan 24th 2012 11:05
tense-aspect
(A) I don't know where I lost my purse.
(B) I don't know where I have lost my purse.
Which do you think sounds natural here?
(B) I don't know where I have lost my purse.
Which do you think sounds natural here?
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Jan 24th 2012 11:13
tony
- English
Both are possible, but (A) is more natural. By the way, the word "purse" is usually only used for a kind of bag carried by women. If you mean something carried in the pocket which holds paper money, cards and such, that is called a wallet.
Jan 24th 2012 11:15
ガレット
- English
(A) definitely sounds more natural.
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