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Grammar

After I have started earning

Is the following sentence grammatical?

After I have started/start earning, I have realized how much money I have wasted demanding silly things from parents. Should I use present perfect tense or simple present tense after 'after'?
  

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cat desk After I have started /start earning, I have realized how much money I have wasted demanding silly things from parents. The sentence is all in the past simple. "After I started earning" is a mention of time, so the present perfect is not appropriate.

— CalifJim

  • cat desk After I have started /start earning, I have realized how much money I have wasted demanding silly things from parents.
  • The sentence is all in the past simple.
  • "After I started earning" is a mention of time, so the present perfect is not appropriate.
  • CJ
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cat deskAfter I have started/start earning, I have realized how much money I have wasted demanding silly things fr
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cat desk. Should I use present perfect tense or simple present tense after 'after'?

No. Simple past is required there.

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