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On the other hand, the Present Perfect is used when there is some kind of reference to the present, either because: a)the action started in the past and continues in the present, or b)the action took place in the past and was completed, but we see the effects or results now, in the present.
This compensation can apply to any medical bills that one has to pay in both the past and future, any suffering one sustains in the past and future, the loss of one''s ability to enjoy life in the past and in the future and any lost wages in the past or future.
Our personalities, our attitudes, our behaviours - have all been set in the past.
 
 
 
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