Why did she decline my offer to drive?

2018/09/29 22:09

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My wife and I live in a secluded area with no children nearby. Despite our 10-year-old daughter having friends at school and participating in other activities, she shows no interest in visiting or hosting friends. When I offered to drive her, she declined. Why did she decline my offer? Could it be because of the isolation or something else?
Understanding the tense used in the sentence 'I've offered to drive, but she declines' can be puzzling. Why is 'offered' in the present perfect tense and 'declines' in the present tense? One possible explanation could be that the action of offering to drive is still ongoing or happening repeatedly, while the action of declining is a continuous behavior.
Living in a remote area without children nearby, our 10-year-old daughter seems uninterested in spending time with friends. Even when I offer to drive her to visit or host her friends, she consistently declines. The use of 'I've offered' suggests that the speaker has made multiple offers, and 'she declines' indicates a regular or habitual action. The reasons for her disinterest and refusal could stem from the geographic isolation or personal preferences.

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2018/09/29 22:43 回答No.1

>I’ve offeredはなぜ過去形ではなく現在完了形なのでしょうか？過去形にすると前に一回オファーしただけの意味になりますが現在完了だと何回オファーしたかはともかく、「前から車で連れてくよと言ってる」と言う今でもそのオファーをやめてない、あきらめてない感じ。 >あと、なぜshe declinesは過去形ではなく現在形なのでしょうか？よろしくお願いします過去形でない理由は前と一緒。一回断っただけでなく、態度として友達のところに行く気が今でもない。じゃあなぜ現在完了では無く現在形かと言うと、オファーする都度断ると言う繰り返しの習慣を表していて、断ると言う態度がいつも見て取れて継続しているわけでは無いからでしょう。そうすると逆にhave offeeedはやっぱり何回かオファーしていて、都度declineしていると言うニュアンスがわかってきます。