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Magda Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
From the beginning
Hi everyone,
I wonder if the sentence is correct: "He helped us from the beginning". Is it OK? If not, with what should I replace "from the beginning"?
Thank you
I wonder if the sentence is correct: "He helped us from the beginning". Is it OK? If not, with what should I replace "from the beginning"?
Thank you
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This is fine.
- This is fine.
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You can also say:
He help us at the beginnig.
From the beginning or at the beginning is an adverbial phrase that modifies helped.
He help us at the beginnig.
From the beginning or at the beginning is an adverbial phrase that modifies helped.
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He helped us at the beginning.
This is a different meaning. If he helped from the beginning, the assumption is that he helped when we started and is still helping now. If you say he helped at the beginning, it sounds like he stopped helping after the project (or whatever) got going.
This is a different meaning. If he helped from the beginning, the assumption is that he helped when we started and is still helping now. If you say he helped at the beginning, it sounds like he stopped helping after the project (or whatever) got going.
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If he is still helping now, then you can say "He has helped us since the beginning".
In other words, you should use the present perfect tense.
You could also use the present perfect continuous:
"He has been helping us since the beginning".
In other words, you should use the present perfect tense.
You could also use the present perfect continuous:
"He has been helping us since the beginning".
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I would probably say something from this pattern. The original seems a little bare as is. I would be likely to mention what it was the beginning of.
He has helped us [from / since] the (very) [beginning / start] (of [the project / the year / ...] ).
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He has helped us [from / since] the (very) [beginning / start] (of [the project / the year / ...] ).
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