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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Combination of present perfect with past perfect

"I would have lived there if my parents had not gone."

I'm not sure about this combination and I want to be sure if it's correct or not.

And, can you give me an example in which these two tenses are combined in one sentece, or it's impossible?
  

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"I'm not sure about this combination It's fine in appropriate context. Anonymous can you give me an example in which these two tenses are combined in one sentece, or it's impossible? It is very common indeed: I went to church last week, I'm in church now, and I will go again next week also.

— Mister Micawber

  • "I'm not sure about this combination It's fine in appropriate context.
  • Anonymous can you give me an example in which these two tenses are combined in one sentece, or it's impossible?
  • It is very common indeed: I went to church last week, I'm in church now, and I will go again next week also.
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Anonymous"I would have lived there if my parents had not gone."I'm not sure about this combination
It's fine in appropriate context.
Anonymouscan you give me an example in which these two tenses are combined in one sentece, or it's impossible?
It is very common indeed:

I went to church last week, I'm in church no
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Anonymous"I would have lived there if my parents had not gone."
Yes, it's fine. See Past Unreal Conditional (scroll down a bit): http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/pastconditional.html
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AnonymousAnd, can you give me an example in which these two tenses are combined in one sentece, or it's impossible?
I can't think of a case with past perfect / present perfect in one sentence.
Past perfect / past is very common.

Here are two sequential sentences with all three tenses:
He had lived with his parents until he turned 21. Ever sinc
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