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Are you a native English speaker?? Both are correct. They are different forms of past tense, with different meanings. "we defined ..." The "simple past" is u
by dxjones 17y ago
Are you a native English speaker??
Both are correct. They are different forms of past tense, with different meanings.
"we defined ..."
The "simple past" is used for recounting past events, as when telling a story.
"we have defined ..."
The "present perfect" is used when describing a past action that has effects on present events.
You might have learned this from your English grammar teacher, or from Google: "wiki past tense".
-- David Jones
- amichail 17y agoEnglish is my third language. Anyway, it's not clear to me which is the better choice for the tutorial sentence. Simple past is used when there is a specific time involved. But isn't going through the tutorial considered a specific time?
- _pius 17y agoYou can probably get away with either as long as you remain consistent throughout the document.
- jibiki 17y agoEither way is correct. "Have defined" sounds a little more conventional, but it depends on context. If the simple past makes more sense to you, then you should use it. > Simple past is used when there is a specific time involved. For instance "although we defined the Riemann Sum in chapter eight..." is correct while "although we have defined the Riemann sum in chapter eight" is probably wrong.