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Lucas21c Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Could you tell me which one is better?

Just let me know where it is after you located it.

Just let me know where it is after you locate it.

I think both of them are probably right, but I am not sure it 100%. So, please tell me if one of them is wrong or better than the other.

Thanks.
  

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"To locate" means to determine the location of something. In the first sentence it is used in the Past tense, while the main clause ("it is") is in the Present tense. That looks as though you ask someone to tell you the location of an object, which can be done after the request, and therefore in the future, and then, in the relative clause, specify that it should happen after a past event (locate).

— Ant_222

  • "To locate" means to determine the location of something.
  • In the first sentence it is used in the Past tense, while the main clause ("it is") is in the Present tense.
  • That looks as though you ask someone to tell you the location of an object, which can be done after the request, and therefore in the future, and then, in the relative clause, specify that it should happen after a past event (locate).
  • This doesn't make much sense to me.
  • » Anton
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"To locate" means to determine the location of something.

In the first sentence it is used in the Past tense, while the main clause ("it is") is in the Present tense. That looks as though you ask someone to tell you the location of an object, which can be done after the request, and therefore in the future, and then, in the relative clause, specify that it should happen after a past even
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Just let me know where it is after you have located it.
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