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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Checking tenses
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Please check this. I am particularly uncomfortable with the use of the past perfect here.
Context: Instructions to a new assistant
Hi, I am John Doe, your superior. I want to tell you the following about your duties: As an assistant, you shouldn't prepare the monthly report to the headquarters on your own, but if I haven't written up the report by the end of month, you should step in and write up the report and hand that to me.
Please check this. I am particularly uncomfortable with the use of the past perfect here.
Context: Instructions to a new assistant
Hi, I am John Doe, your superior. I want to tell you the following about your duties: As an assistant, you shouldn't prepare the monthly report to the headquarters on your own, but if I haven't written up the report by the end of month, you should step in and write up the report and hand that to me.
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Hello . I am John Doe, your supervisor . I want to tell you the following about your duties: As an assistant, you shouldn't prepare the monthly report to headquarters on your own, but if I haven't written the report by the end of month, you should write the report and submit it to me.
- Hello .
- I am John Doe, your supervisor .
- I want to tell you the following about your duties: As an assistant, you shouldn't prepare the monthly report to headquarters on your own, but if I haven't written the report by the end of month, you should write the report and submit it to me.
- Your logic is unclear-- first you say that she should not prepare the report, and then you say that she should.
- If I were the assistant, I would of course always prepare the report just in case you forgot to.
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Hello. I am John Doe, your supervisor. I want to tell you the following about your duties:
As an assistant, you shouldn't prepare the monthly report to headquarters on your own, but if I haven't written the report by the end of month, you should write the report and submit it to me.
Your logic is unclear-- first you say that
Hello. I am John Doe, your supervisor. I want to tell you the following about your duties:
As an assistant, you shouldn't prepare the monthly report to headquarters on your own, but if I haven't written the report by the end of month, you should write the report and submit it to me.
Your logic is unclear-- first you say that
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