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Pleasehelp Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Past perfect or present perfect
They left after I had left. Or
They left after I have left.
They left after I have left.
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pleasehelp They left after I had left. Or They left after I have left. The purpose of the past perfect is to show that it's action preceded a past tense action.
- pleasehelp They left after I had left.
- Or They left after I have left.
- The purpose of the past perfect is to show that it's action preceded a past tense action.
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pleasehelpThey left after I had left. OrThey left after I have left.
The purpose of the past perfect is to show that it's action preceded a past tense action.
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What about: They left after I leave.
It's pretty bad grammar huh?
It's pretty bad grammar huh?
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Pleasehelp,
indeed, as noted by Avangi, present perfect would not do here, since both of the actions are explicitly understood as past. One possible change would be to convert past perfect into simple past (this possibility is common with after-clauses):
We arrived at the station after the train had left. = We arrived at the station after the train left.
indeed, as noted by Avangi, present perfect would not do here, since both of the actions are explicitly understood as past. One possible change would be to convert past perfect into simple past (this possibility is common with after-clauses):
We arrived at the station after the train had left. = We arrived at the station after the train left.
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pleasehelpWhat about: They left after I leave.You are right, Pleasehelp. This one is extremely bad grammar, to say the least.
It's pretty bad grammar huh?
Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
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