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What's the difference between these two sentences?

  1. "There have been many civilizations throughout history."

  2. "There were many civilizations throughout history."

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  • See https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/21846/how-do-the-tenses-and-aspects-in-english-correspond-temporally-to-one-another as a start. – JPmiaou Feb 12 '18 at 05:31

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1) In first case, those civilizations still exist, or, at least, their influences still exist. 2) In second case, those civilizations are all lost and long-gone.

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