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Perfect Stranger Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Correct or not no. 26 - one sentence, two tenses

Hi everyone,

Here's a sentence I have posted on a photography forum.

Another user has said that OMD E-M5 has saved m4/3 system from going into oblivion.

Now, I'm wondering if my tense selection is correct or not. Would it be OK to use past simple in the second part of the sentence?

Thanks
  

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If I perceive the meaning correctly, then the sentence is fine. If m4/3 is still being saved by OMD E-M5 ( no idea what these are) then it is appropriate to use has , since the action is continued up to the present.

— Pathfinder1992

  • If I perceive the meaning correctly, then the sentence is fine.
  • If m4/3 is still being saved by OMD E-M5 ( no idea what these are) then it is appropriate to use has , since the action is continued up to the present.
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If I perceive the meaning correctly, then the sentence is fine. If m4/3 is still being saved by OMD E-M5( no idea what these are) then it is appropriate to use has, since the action is continued up to the present.
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I owe you an explanation. m4/3 is a standard of camera sensors introduced a few years ago by Olympus and Panasonic. OMD E-M5 is a camera.

Hmm... what about the first part of the sentence? How would the meaning change if I had used past simple?

One of the users said...
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If you mean this part: another user has said..., I would say it wouldn't make any difference. has here is not necessary, except to make it clear that the particular user still stands by his statement.
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