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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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only after + different tenses

0 Is it possible to use the past simple tense with 'only after' ?02br
00What are he other possibilities ?0-
  

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02br 00What are he other possibilities ? 02br 00He bought a car only after he passed his driving test. 02br 02br 00He bought a car only after he had passed his driving test.

— Clive

  • 02br 00What are he other possibilities ?
  • 02br 00He bought a car only after he passed his driving test.
  • 02br 02br 00He bought a car only after he had passed his driving test.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Is it possible to use the past simple tense with 'only after' ?00 Yes.02br
00What are he other possibilities ? 02font00Here are some possibilities.02br
00He bought a car only after he passed his driving test. 02br
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00He bought a car only after he had passed his d
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0 And what about sentences starting with 'Only after...' ?02br
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0Hi,02br
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01font00And what about sentences starting with 'Only after...' 02font00Sure. You just need to add a little bit of word-order inversion.02br
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00Only after he passed his driving test did he buy a car. 02br
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00Only after he had passed his driving test did he buy a car. 02br
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