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Marold Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

After I read/I have read....

"After I have read that article, my opinion is that...."

"After I read that article, my opinion is that...."

Is it fine to use the present perfect in the time clause? Would it be possible to use past simple as well?

Thanks in advance.
  

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Now that I have read that article, my opinion is... After reading that article, my opinion is... After I read that article, my opinion has/was...

— KJinCali79

  • Now that I have read that article, my opinion is...
  • After reading that article, my opinion is...
  • After I read that article, my opinion has/was...
  • After I read that article, my opinion might be...
  • * Note that I only added the final option to show a future looking possibility, since "read" is conjugated the same in many tenses.
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Now that I have read that article, my opinion is...
After reading that article, my opinion is...
After I read that article, my opinion has/was...

After I read that article, my opinion might be...

* Note that I only added the final option to show a future looking possibility, since "read" is conjugated the same in many tenses.

You could also say, "Having read that
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MaroldIs it fine to use the present perfect in the time clause?
No. Not in that situation. I would do as suggested by the previous poster.

Now that I have read ...

Or, if you want something more literary, which I don't think you want, but it's worth noting this anyway:

Having read ...

CJ
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