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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

help me understand the differences

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e. "01i 00have02i 00 left" instead of "left") means that this clause is in reference to an action that may have not yet occured, is nonspecific, or conditional. 02br 02br 00Examples:02br 02br 01i 00After you have left the school...

— YoungCalifornian

  • e.
  • "01i 00have02i 00 left" instead of "left") means that this clause is in reference to an action that may have not yet occured, is nonspecific, or conditional.
  • 02br 02br 00Examples:02br 02br 01i 00After you have left the school...
  • you should wait in the parking lot for me to pick you up02i 00.
  • You can see here how the clause is made to be conditional.
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0First off, I think it is important to point out that both of these clauses are dependent, and therefore require another clause to follow or precede them.02br
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01b00"After you have left the school"02b02br
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00The inclusion of the past participle (i.e. "01i00have02i00 left" instead of "left") means that this clau
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0 Thank you, Young Californian. Obviously you are young at heart. Your extensive explanation will be valuable for those who have doubts about the question at issue. 0-
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0Young Californian, hello!02br
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00Your explanation is very clear. But I can't grasp the difference between these ones, Present Simple and Present Perfect. Can you please help me?02br
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001. a) 01i00I will ask him about it if he01b00 comes02b00;02i02br
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00 b) 01i00I will
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0All the sentences you've provided are correct.01blockquote
00 1. a) 11i10I will ask him about it if he11b10 comes12b10;12i12br
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10 b) 11i10I will ask him about it if he11b10 has come12b10;12i12br
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10These two actually have different meanings
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0Thank you so much, YC! 02br
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00Now I see that 01i01font00I will ask him about it if he01b00 has come02b02font02i00 means 01i01font00I will ask him about it if he01b00 is here.02b02font02i00It's easy indeed. Why on
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00By the way, is my last sentence correct? Perhaps, it should be 11font11i10Why only I didn't guess before! 12i10or anything else10?12font12blockquote
10The first sentence sounds better, but the use of "only" sounds awkward in both. If you want to use it, you might say something
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0I got. Thank you again! 050010id1
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