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Ticce Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Past perfect?

Is it correct to say like

I would only send money once we had been paid.

once we had been paid - confuses me here.

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It's correct. The impression that you are giving the reader is that one of remembering the past, telling us what you used to do. "Had been" is used for past perfect, "have been" for present perfect.

— Benny777

  • It's correct.
  • The impression that you are giving the reader is that one of remembering the past, telling us what you used to do.
  • "Had been" is used for past perfect, "have been" for present perfect.
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It's correct. The impression that you are giving the reader is that one of remembering the past, telling us what you used to do. "Had been" is used for past perfect, "have been" for present perfect.
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WHat about - I would pay - in this case? Doesn't it refer to the Present or Future Tenses? It turns out that the first part of the sentense says about the Present (Future) and the second about the Past...... is it ok?

Whould it be better just to say

I would pay once we are paid
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I "would" is past, we "Are" is present. I would pay once we were paid.
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TicceIs it correct to say like

I would only send money once we had been paid.
It's correct if it represents the past-time statement I was going to send money once we had been paid. It almost implies that we were eventually paid, and then we sent money.

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