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Nugso Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
At last / Finally/ Eventually
Hello again. I have two questions about the sentence given below.
Steve has found a job at last.( Not eventually)
Michael Swan's book says that we can't use eventually instead of at last in that sentence. Why can't we?
And the other question of mine is why did he use present perfect instead of past tense? Would the sentence have two meaning if he used past tense? ( Or should I write Would the sentence have had two meaning if he had used past tense?)
Could you please help me? Thanks in advance.
Steve has found a job at last.( Not eventually)
Michael Swan's book says that we can't use eventually instead of at last in that sentence. Why can't we?
And the other question of mine is why did he use present perfect instead of past tense? Would the sentence have two meaning if he used past tense? ( Or should I write Would the sentence have had two meaning if he had used past tense?)
Could you please help me? Thanks in advance.
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Nugso Would the sentence have two meaning if he used past tense? ) It's this: Would the sentence have had two meaning s if he had used past tense? Nugso Michael Swan's book says that we can't use eventually instead of at last in that sentence.
- Nugso Would the sentence have two meaning if he used past tense?
- ) It's this: Would the sentence have had two meaning s if he had used past tense?
- Nugso Michael Swan's book says that we can't use eventually instead of at last in that sentence.
- Why can't we?
- Both the tense and the position of the word 'eventually' have to be taken into consideration.
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NugsoWould the sentence have two meaning if he used past tense? ( Or should I write Would the sentence have had two meaning if he had used past tense?)It's this: Would the sentence have had two meaningsif he had used past tense?
NugsoMichael Swan's book says that we can't use eventually instea
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Thank you for your clear explanation, CJ! I have one more question to ask/be asked. Although eventually can't be used with present perfect tense, can at last be used in past tense? I mean, can we say Steve found a job at last?
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Nugsocan we say Steve found a job at last?Yes.
Nugsoone more question to ask/be asked.to ask. Not to be asked.
I have --
... questions to ask.
... people to meet.
... things to do.
(Not to be asked, to be met, to be done.)
CJ
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