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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Past Perfect Tense and Present Perfect Tense
Can you explain the different between "Sharon had already gone home." and "Sharon have already gone home." I know one is past perfect and the other is present perfect. But what does each sentence mean?
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The second is wrong. g. ' when I arrived '.
- The second is wrong.
- g.
- ' when I arrived '.
- Sharon has already gone home .
- -- before now.
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The second is wrong. They should read:
Sharon had already gone home.-- before another past event, which should be stated or understood from the context, e.g. 'when I arrived'.
Sharon has already gone home.-- before now.
The second is wrong. They should read:
Sharon had already gone home.-- before another past event, which should be stated or understood from the context, e.g. 'when I arrived'.
Sharon has already gone home.-- before now.
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Hi. Please tell me if a past perfect tense can follow a present perfect tense. I am basing my rationale in that her mother's telling was before the time of her going home. In other words, she went home when (after) she had been told to. Thank you for your anticipated help.
eg,
She has gone home because her mother had told her to.
I think past tenses
eg,
She has gone home because her mother had told her to.
I think past tenses
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