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Marix998 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
I have not known that you are/were/have been excited about your visit.
Hello,
I have got basic questions.
Which one is correct and what does they mean, whether the visit happened, whether the excitement still preserve?
I did not know that you were excited about your visit.
I had not known that you were excited about your visit.
I have not known (for a certain time) that you are excited about your visit.
I have not known (for a certain time) that you were excited about your visit. - I think this one is not correct
I have not known (for a certain time) that you have been excited about your visit.
Thank you
m
I have got basic questions.
Which one is correct and what does they mean, whether the visit happened, whether the excitement still preserve?
I did not know that you were excited about your visit.
I had not known that you were excited about your visit.
I have not known (for a certain time) that you are excited about your visit.
I have not known (for a certain time) that you were excited about your visit. - I think this one is not correct
I have not known (for a certain time) that you have been excited about your visit.
Thank you
m
Top answer
'Known' is not a verb that sits well with present perfect: first, we do not know, and then when we suddenly know, we keep that knowledge (unless we forget). These are reasonable compositions: I did not know that you were excited about your visit. I did not know that you have been excited about your visit.
- 'Known' is not a verb that sits well with present perfect: first, we do not know, and then when we suddenly know, we keep that knowledge (unless we forget).
- These are reasonable compositions: I did not know that you were excited about your visit.
- I did not know that you have been excited about your visit.
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'Known' is not a verb that sits well with present perfect: first, we do not know, and then when we suddenly know, we keep that knowledge (unless we forget). These are reasonable compositions:
I did not know that you were excited about your visit.
I did not know that you have been excited about your visit.
I did not know that you were excited about your visit.
I did not know that you have been excited about your visit.
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Thank you for your response
What about a verb mention.
I did not mention that you were excited about your visit.
I had not mentioned that you were excited about your visit.
I have not mentioned (for a certain time) that you are excited about your visit.
I have not mentioned (for a certain time) that you w
What about a verb mention.
I did not mention that you were excited about your visit.
I had not mentioned that you were excited about your visit.
I have not mentioned (for a certain time) that you are excited about your visit.
I have not mentioned (for a certain time) that you w
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