Thread: Perfective and imperfective verbs

Correction in reds, personal flavor in green

Eugene and I have spent a month-long holiday on the island. Jackson died on the second day of our stay there. Then we arrived to the airport, took a bus and came back home. I got the mail out from the mailbox. We sat down at the table and I was looking through the newspaper during lunch/breakfast/dinner. Then I exclaimed, "Can you imagine? Michael jackson died." (I dunno why, it never sounded natural to me to add "has" before died.)

Originally Posted by Valda

Correction in reds, personal flavor in green

Eugene and I have spent a month-long holiday on the island. Jackson died on the second day of our stay there. Then we arrived to the airport, took a bus and came back home. I got the mail out from the mailbox. We sat down at the table and I was looking through the newspaper during lunch/breakfast/dinner. Then I exclaimed, "Can you imagine? Michael jackson died." (I dunno why, it never sounded natural to me to add "has" before died.)

And if it were "Can you imagine? Michael jackson married"? Could it be "has married"?