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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

As long as

0You can return the TV as long as you return it within 30 days after you buy/bought it.02br
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00Which is the right tense in this sentence?0-
  

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10You can return the TV as long as you return it within 30 days after you buy/bought it.12br
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10Which is the right tense in this sentence?12br
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0What is the reason for this sudden tense switch? Please help as this is something new to me.0-
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0 after you bought it -- this is the only correct version, sorry 0-
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00If you move or change schools 01b00after you02b00 01font00submit02font00 your application, you must notify 02td
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00So. why does this
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10If you move or change schools 11b10after you12b10 11font10submit12font10 your application, you must notify 12td
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0The more natural way of expressing this would be:02br
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00You can return the TV within 30 days of purchase02br
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00You can return the TV within 30 days of buying it0-
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0Thanks for the explanations but I still can't distinguish when to use past or simple tense.02br
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00The reason I asked was because I couldn't tell when to use which in the presence of 'after'. Could someone please explain to me what information you use to decide the right tense to use. Basically, if I simply use past tense following the word 'after', I will get a lot of g
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0Sorry, I 00missed out your post. Incho, are you00 saying that it is always safe to use past tense following 'after'?02br
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00'He can work part-time after he 01font00retired'00.00 00conveys the same meaning00 as 'He00 can work part-time after he 01font00retires02font02font
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0That's incorrect. It should be "He can work part-time after he retires".02br
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00I don't understand what Incho is saying about the past tense following "after". It depends on the timeframe of the entire action, but generally the past tense would only be used following "after" if the main verb was also in the past tense. For example:02br
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00Yeste
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0Thank you Lil' for clearing up my doubt. Appreciate it!02br
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00Here is one last example to make sure I really understand.02br
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00You can borrow my car as long as you wash it after using it. => correct and sounds OK!02br
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00You can borrow my car as long as you wash it after you use it => lengthy and sounds silly0-
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