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PORTUGUESE LINGUISTICS & CULTURE |
Autor: | Breno N. |
E-mail: | não-disponível |
Data: | 21/JUN/2007 9:50 AM |
Assunto: | Fill in the blank -- which goes in there? |
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Now that I read your question carefully, I'd say that both are correct. They convey different meanings, though.
A lot of motorists got involved in fatal accidents last year, and a lot of them will get involved this year, too. (You're in beginning of the year in this case and you are "predicting" the future)
A lot of motorists got involved in fatal accidents last year, and a lot of them have gotten involved this year, too. (Up to this day several other accidents have occured. You're describing a situation)
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