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Sabyakgp Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Doubts about So..That.. structure (Using Past and Past perfect tense)
Dear Teachers,
I have got some doubts about forming So..That..(meaning In order to) structure.
1) I informed everyone so that nobody would face any problem (This is the structure using past tense in the main clause)
Now, if I use past perfect instead of past tense in the main clause - as stated in the below sentence - should I use "Would have" instead of "Would" ?
2) I had informed everyone so that nobody would have faced problem.
Now another two examples.
(Using Past tense in the main clause)
3) I informed everyone so that nobody would have any problem.
4) I informed everyone so that nobody would have had any problem
Which structure is correct (3 or 4)?
(Using Past perfect tense in the main clause)
5) I had informed everyone so that nobody would have any problem.
6) I had informed everyone so that nobody would have had any problem
Which structure is correct (5 or 6)?
Could anyone please help me in finding the correct form.
Thanks
Sabya
I have got some doubts about forming So..That..(meaning In order to) structure.
1) I informed everyone so that nobody would face any problem (This is the structure using past tense in the main clause)
Now, if I use past perfect instead of past tense in the main clause - as stated in the below sentence - should I use "Would have" instead of "Would" ?
2) I had informed everyone so that nobody would have faced problem.
Now another two examples.
(Using Past tense in the main clause)
3) I informed everyone so that nobody would have any problem.
4) I informed everyone so that nobody would have had any problem
Which structure is correct (3 or 4)?
(Using Past perfect tense in the main clause)
5) I had informed everyone so that nobody would have any problem.
6) I had informed everyone so that nobody would have had any problem
Which structure is correct (5 or 6)?
Could anyone please help me in finding the correct form.
Thanks
Sabya
Top answer
In the meaning you are focused on here, so that , like hope , always "faces forward", so it's always a matter of using a tense after so that which looks toward a time later than the time expressed in the main clause. I would use these tense sequences. I will inform everyone so that nobody will have any problems.
- In the meaning you are focused on here, so that , like hope , always "faces forward", so it's always a matter of using a tense after so that which looks toward a time later than the time expressed in the main clause.
- I would use these tense sequences.
- I will inform everyone so that nobody will have any problems.
- I informed everyone so that nobody would have any problems.
- I had informed everyone so that nobody would have any problems.
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In the meaning you are focused on here, so that , like hope, always "faces forward", so it's always a matter of using a tense after so that which looks toward a time later than the time expressed in the main clause.
I would use these tense sequences.
I will inform everyone so that nobody will have any problems.
I informed everyone so that n
I would use these tense sequences.
I will inform everyone so that nobody will have any problems.
I informed everyone so that n
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