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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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A past perfect problem
I have a question about a sentence: Is it possible to pur Past perfect here??--> It hadn`t rained once sine I arrived here six weeks ago.
I was wondering whether the Present Perfect is more appropriate in the first clause... please help me out, I am confused.
Maybe it could stay in Past Perf but then "here" should become "there"?
I was wondering whether the Present Perfect is more appropriate in the first clause... please help me out, I am confused.
Maybe it could stay in Past Perf but then "here" should become "there"?
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-- No, not as it stands. I was wondering whether the Present Perfect is more appropriate in the first clause-- Present perfect is the correct form to use. Maybe it could stay in Past Perf but then "here" should become "there"?
- -- No, not as it stands.
- I was wondering whether the Present Perfect is more appropriate in the first clause-- Present perfect is the correct form to use.
- Maybe it could stay in Past Perf but then "here" should become "there"?
- ; that is irrelevant.
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Is it possible to pur past perfect here??--> It hadn`t rained once since I arrived here six weeks ago.-- No, not as it stands.
I was wondering whether the Present Perfect is more appropriate in the first clause-- Present perfect is the correct form to use.
Maybe it could stay in Past Perf but then "here" should become "there"?-- No.; that is irrelevant.
I was wondering whether the Present Perfect is more appropriate in the first clause-- Present perfect is the correct form to use.
Maybe it could stay in Past Perf but then "here" should become "there"?-- No.; that is irrelevant.
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Again, Thanks to Mister's response.
But I notice that the past continuous tense is used in its question:
"I was wondering whether the Present Perfect is more appropriate in the first clause"
Is that wrong or inappropriate that using Past Cont here?
I think Present tense:" I wonder..." should be better.
Am I right?
But I notice that the past continuous tense is used in its question:
"I was wondering whether the Present Perfect is more appropriate in the first clause"
Is that wrong or inappropriate that using Past Cont here?
I think Present tense:" I wonder..." should be better.
Am I right?
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"I was wondering whether the Present Perfect is more appropriate in the first clause" Is that wrong or inappropriate that using Past Cont here? I think Present tense:" I wonder..." should be better.-- No, on the contrary, hktrader. The past continuous is more polite.
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