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Sebayanpendam Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Issue of the present perfect tense used twice

Hi,

Why do you think of the usage of the present perfect tense here?

'Ally has not called me yet as she has promised before.'

Is it alright to have two 'has' in this sentence?

'has not called me' to me tells me that i am waiting for the call, but what about 'she has promised'? Does it mean that Ally has just made a promise recently?

Thanks
  

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Hi there, In the first part of the sentence you are right in saying that you are still waiting for Ally's call. The need for the present perfect tense is further emphasized by the use of 'yet' at the end of this clause. However, 'as she has promised before' is not correct in this case.

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  • Hi there, In the first part of the sentence you are right in saying that you are still waiting for Ally's call.
  • The need for the present perfect tense is further emphasized by the use of 'yet' at the end of this clause.
  • However, 'as she has promised before' is not correct in this case.
  • First, it is important to note that if we had to put this sentence on a timeline, we would see the the 'promise' took place BEFORE.
  • This means that we need to do something (grammatically) to show this.
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Hi there,

In the first part of the sentence you are right in saying that you are still waiting for Ally's call. The need for the present perfect tense is further emphasized by the use of 'yet' at the end of this clause.

However, 'as she has promised before' is not correct in this case. First, it is important to note that if we had to put this sentence on a timeline, we would
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Hi,

Your explanation is clear. If you any websites on 'timeline' thing, please let me know so i can improve my English. I have been struggling with the perfect tenses. I have fluency but not accuracy. I can speak english, but not natural english. it's a malaysian-english variety. Normally, I have to sit back and think whether I use the correct tense in my essay or not.

Thanks.
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sebayanpendamWhy do you think of the usage of the present perfect tense here?
'Ally has not called me yet as she has promised before.'
Is it alright to have two 'has' in this sentence?
It's OK to put 'has' or 'have' in a sentence twice. In this case, you don't really need two, however. In fact, you can reduce this to the following:

Ally h
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This is a very good link with clear and visual explanations of the tenses. You can also find various other grammar points which are discussed on this page.

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html

Hope it helps!

Bernice
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I have found that the teacher covered only 5 questions yesterday.

I have found that the teacher has only covered 5 questions so far.

Are these two sentences correct and I could use either of them, right?
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hammerman1I have found that the teacher covered only 5 questions yesterday.
I have found that the teacher has only covered 5 questions so far.
Are these two sentences correct and I could use either of them, right?
Both are fine.

CJ
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Thanks.

The worst aspect of it is the frustration he has shown at times when things have not been going right.

Is this right. If yes, how is differ from the sentence below.

The worst aspect of it is the frustration he has shown at time when things are not been going right.
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Correctection- Is this right? If so, how does it differ from the sentence below?
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I wish I could edit it, but I can't!

I'm going to write it all again. I wrote it in haste and then did not check it, as my mum had been asking me to help her. Therefore, I made several typing errors. From next time, I'll make sure I go over what I have written before posting it.

Here it goes-

The worst aspect of it is the frustration he has shown at times when
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hammerman1The worst aspect of it is the frustration he has shown at times when things have not been going right.
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The worst aspect of it is the frustration he has shown at times when things are not going right.Both are just fine. There is no limit to the number of times you can use the same tense in a single sentence, provided that each use is correct, of cour
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