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Perfect Stranger Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Grammar question no. 87: present pefect + past simple

Dear All,

Is it correct to mix two tenseses: present perfect and past simple and if so, under what circumnstances?

He has become ever more confident since he (has been) got admitted by Yale University.

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Perfect Stranger present perfect and past simple There are some cases where you can do that, but I don't have a list of the circumstances to give you. Perfect Stranger He has become ever more confident since he (has been) got admitted by Yale University. He has become ever more confident since he was admitted to Yale University.

— CalifJim

  • Perfect Stranger present perfect and past simple There are some cases where you can do that, but I don't have a list of the circumstances to give you.
  • Perfect Stranger He has become ever more confident since he (has been) got admitted by Yale University.
  • He has become ever more confident since he was admitted to Yale University.
  • The mix is OK in this situation.
  • CJ
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Perfect Strangerpresent perfect and past simple
There are some cases where you can do that, but I don't have a list of the circumstances to give you.
Perfect StrangerHe has become ever more confident since he (has been) got admitted by Yale University.
He has become ever more confident since he was admitted to
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