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Deepuji Posted 12 years ago
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What is the difference between
1.If he is proven guilty, he will lose our confidence.
2.If he is proven guilty, he will have lost our confidence.
Thank you.
1.If he is proven guilty, he will lose our confidence.
2.If he is proven guilty, he will have lost our confidence.
Thank you.
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If, as seems likely, you mean that he will lose our confidence after he is proved guilty, then use (1). The time sequence in (2) seems to make less sense, possibly implying that he will have already lost our confidence by the time he is proved guilty.
- If, as seems likely, you mean that he will lose our confidence after he is proved guilty, then use (1).
- The time sequence in (2) seems to make less sense, possibly implying that he will have already lost our confidence by the time he is proved guilty.
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If, as seems likely, you mean that he will lose our confidence after he is proved guilty, then use (1). The time sequence in (2) seems to make less sense, possibly implying that he will have already lost our confidence by the time he is proved guilty.
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