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Wingb1 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Is this correct?

0 "I was planning to go on holiday after I 01u00finish02u00 my studies."02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 00Yes, as long as this planning happened in the recent past. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00Yes, as long as this planning happened in the recent past.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Yes, as long as this planning happened in the recent past. If it all happened 20 years ago, say 'finished'.02br
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0 thanks Clive. 02br
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00I just think of another scenario. If this is a sentence in a story written in the past tense, do I use 'finish' or 'finished'? 02br
00"I was planning to go on holiday after I finish my studies."02br
00"I was planning to go on holiday after I finished my studies."02br
00or should it be "I was planning to go on hol
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0Hi,02br
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00There's really not a lot of difference. When a 'time' word like 'after' is used and makes the sequence of events clear, the Past Perfect is often not used.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive 0-
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