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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Live

After I had lived, I left. I know this sentence is incorrect. There should be a time period in the sentence to make it correct. I was told that such verb like 'live' has to be used with a time period because it is a unfinished verb. But I didn't get what it means by 'unfinished'. Could you please explain it to me and show such other verbs. Please.

This sentence 'after I had talked to her, I left.' is correct without time period because the verb 'talk' is a finished verb. That's what people say but I have no idea how to figure out if it's a finished verb or an UNfinished verb. Please help.
  

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Anonymous After I had lived = When I died Only a dead person would say this. ) Anonymous I have no idea how to figure out if it's a finished verb or an UNfinished verb. I've never heard of a finished or unfinished verb.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous After I had lived = When I died Only a dead person would say this.
  • ) Anonymous I have no idea how to figure out if it's a finished verb or an UNfinished verb.
  • I've never heard of a finished or unfinished verb.
  • It's the tense that makes it finished.
  • I am going to see my brother.
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AnonymousAfter I had lived
= When I died

Only a dead person would say this. (But dead people can't talk.)
AnonymousI have no idea how to figure out if it's a finished verb or an UNfinished verb.
I've never heard of a finished or unfinished verb. It's the tense that makes it finished.

I am going to see my
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So can I say,'after I had walked, I left. Does it have the same meaning like only a dead person would say it? If yes, what are such other verbs?
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Does it mean the same of I say,'after I had lived in that place, I moved to another place.' Would a dead person only say this sentence too?
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AnonymousSo can I say,'after I had walked, I left. Does it have the same meaning like only a dead person would say it? If yes, what are such other verbs?
It's only got to do with the verb "live", of course. When you've finished living, you're dead. "After I had lived" implies you've finished living.
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AnonymousDoes it mean the same of I say,'after I had lived in that place, I moved to another place.' Would a dead person only say this sentence too?
No, because now you've added enough information so the reader knows you're not talking about the bare fact of being alive.

CJ
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So you mean the sentence 'after I had lived in New York, I moved to Carlifornia.' is correct? And does it mean like I have finished living in Carlifornia? It doesn't sound natural, right?
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Also, 'live' is the only verb like that, I mean there is no such other verbs? if so, could you please check these sentences?

A: After I had walked, I went to gym. does this sentence has to have a time period with 'walked' in the sentence or its fine without time period? ( the situation is that the listener already know where I walking)

B:
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Correction: does it mean I have finished living in New York?
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AnonymousSo you mean the sentence 'after I had lived in New York, I moved to California.' is correct?
Yes, it is a good sentence, except for the spelling error.
AnonymousAnd does it mean like I have finished living in Carlifornia?
No, it means you left New York.
With no other information about your subsequent mo
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Alpheccastars Mam, but how could you finish living somewhere like in New York in the sentence? It doesn't make sense?
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