Learn English – “Face” versus “have faced”

present-perfecttense

Is there a semantic difference between the following two sentences?

We now explain some of the issues we face in localizing such a bug using approaches other than ours.

We now explain some of the issues we have faced in localizing such a bug using approaches other than ours.

Best Answer

The difference is that "we face" means you are going to talk about issues that are currently being dealt with. "We have faced" means you will discuss problems you have already encountered.

It's a very minor difference, and if you exchanged them in speech, most people would not notice.