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Daithy Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Can Past Perfect be used with Present Present?

I know it's unusual and even perhaps unnecessary, but something tells me it does not sound incorrect.

For example,

Standard. PP + SP

I hadn't noticed you replied to my comment.

Could I say "I hadn't noticed you've replied to my comment."? It just sounds fuller and better to me. I could not find anywhere on the net PaP/PreP combo.
  

Top answer

"? It doesn't sound exactly wrong, but it's not exactly right to my ear either. A borderline case, I suppose.

— CalifJim

  • "?
  • It doesn't sound exactly wrong, but it's not exactly right to my ear either.
  • A borderline case, I suppose.
  • Daithy I could not find anywhere on the net PaP/PreP combo.
  • Hmm.
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DaithyCould I say "I hadn't noticed you've replied to my comment."?
It doesn't sound exactly wrong, but it's not exactly right to my ear either. A borderline case, I suppose.
DaithyI could not find anywhere on the net PaP/PreP combo.
Hmm. I wouldn't have guessed that.

CJ
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Thanks. It sounds okay to me in that specific occasion. But I am not a native speaker, so needed a 2nd opinion. Thanks!
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DaithyThanks. It sounds okay to me in that specific occasion. But I am not a native speaker, so needed a 2nd opinion. Thanks!
See http://fraze.it/n_search.jsp?q=%22hadn%27t%22+%22hasn%27t%22&l=0

It may give you an idea of how both of these ten
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