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In , after, within?
Why can't I use ' after' in the following sentence which imples 40 years should pass before we estalish a colony on mars?
The famous British scientist, Stephen Hawking, belives that there could a colony on Mars in/within/( After?) 40 years. NASA scientists are at present working on models of a space colony, permanent living quarters orbiting the Earth.
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After is used in conjunction with a past tense verb He went to school after he ate lunch A colony was built on Mars after 40 years of exploration of the planet . . the action has been completed.
- After is used in conjunction with a past tense verb He went to school after he ate lunch A colony was built on Mars after 40 years of exploration of the planet .
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- the action has been completed.
- The sentence here is more in the future tense and the action is not definite .
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After is used in conjunction with a past tense verb
He went to school after he ate lunch
A colony was built on Mars after 40 years of exploration of the planet . . . . the action has been completed.
The sentence here is more in the future tense and the action is not definite . . . there could be. If the action has not been completed, you can't use after, you must u
He went to school after he ate lunch
A colony was built on Mars after 40 years of exploration of the planet . . . . the action has been completed.
The sentence here is more in the future tense and the action is not definite . . . there could be. If the action has not been completed, you can't use after, you must u
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Unlike some other languages which you may be familiar with, after is usually not used to refer to the future as seen from the present moment.
He'll come in an hour.
Your son will learn to walk in a week.
It is sometimes used to refer to a point in time in the past.
He began to read a book but after an hour h
He'll come in an hour.
Your son will learn to walk in a week.
It is sometimes used to refer to a point in time in the past.
He began to read a book but after an hour h
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