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Ztq3 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Is this correct?

Please give this document to John after you signed it.

Should i use the present tense sign or
Past tense signed?
Thanks!
  

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After you sign it or After you have signed it.

  • After you sign it or After you have signed it.
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After you sign it
or
After you have signed it.
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Thanks again Clive. :-)
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kolokoyPlease give this document to John after you signed it.
You have an imperative followed by a subordinate clause of time (when, before, after, ...). In those cases you can't use the simple past in the subordinate clause. That's asking someone to do something before you have asked him to!

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