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Andrew Andrewasked for translation 6 years ago
How to translate? (ru-en)

Почему ты не был сегодня в школе

User translations (2)

  1. 1.

    Why weren’t you at school today?

    translation added by ⁌ ULY ⁍
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  2. 2.

    Почему ты не был сегодня в школе?

    Edited

    Why didn't you attend school today?

    translation added by Elena Bogomolova
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Discussion (24)

Andrew Andrewadded a comment 6 years ago

А если вечером(либо после обеда) родители спрашивают,почему ребенок не был в школе? день еще не прошел,но и в школу он уже не пойдет

Andrew Andrewadded a comment 6 years ago

правильный вариант с Past Simple?

Ангела 🌙added a comment 6 years ago

все равно лучшим вариантом будет have + participle two (т.е.третья форма глагола проще говоря ) ведь хоть действие и прошло, результат ощущается и на данный момент

grumbleradded a comment 6 years ago

когда сегодняшний день прошел, он становится ВЧЕРАШНИМ

Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 6 years ago

Если в предложении есть указание на время - TODAY, то Present Perfect употреблять нельзя!!!

Elena Bogomolovaadded a comment 6 years ago

Почему, можно с today, если день еще не кончился

Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 6 years ago

Спроси Улия. Может, быть, это про американский английский.

Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 6 years ago

Спроси Улия. Может, быть, это про американский английский.

Elena Bogomolovaadded a comment 6 years ago

Здесь Past Simple, потому что ребенок уже точно больше не пойдет в школу. Present Perfect употребляется, если есть еще возможность продолжения действия.

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 6 years ago

I can’t imagine a situation where someone would ask “Why haven’t you been at school today?” If school is still going, they would ask “Why aren’t you in school today?” And if school is over, “Why weren’t you in school today?” If they think they could still come to school, then “Why haven’t you come to school yet?

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 6 years ago

If the question refered to the whole week, then the present perfect makes sense because it encompasses several days: Why haven’t you been at/to school this week?

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 6 years ago

I thought about this some more. You COULD potentially ask “Why haven’t you been TO school today?” in the middle of the day - meaning that you haven’t shown up after several hours of school starting.

Elena Bogomolovaadded a comment 6 years ago

That's how I understood this. Thanks!

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 6 years ago

Yes, in order for the present perfect to work with “today,” it has to encompass some type of plurality - several hours, several classes, etc. As a unit, “today” can’t be used with the perfect because then it bleeds into the realm of the past tense, where it’s not used.

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