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Maple Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Past tense or present perfect progressive tense?
Which is better: past tense or present perfect progressive tense in the following sentence? And why?
Up to the present time, throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, this new tendency placed /has been placing the home in the immediate suburbs, but concentrated /concentrating manufacturing activity, business relations, government, and pleasure in the centres of the cities.
Thanks in advance
Up to the present time, throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, this new tendency placed /has been placing the home in the immediate suburbs, but concentrated /concentrating manufacturing activity, business relations, government, and pleasure in the centres of the cities.
Thanks in advance
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I think Up to the present time (although throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries confuses the matter a bit) forces has been placing (present perfect) in the main sentence. However, in the subordinate (after but ), I think we should use tense simplification and use the simple past concentrated
- I think Up to the present time (although throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries confuses the matter a bit) forces has been placing (present perfect) in the main sentence.
- However, in the subordinate (after but ), I think we should use tense simplification and use the simple past concentrated
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I think
Up to the present time (although throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries confuses the matter a bit)
forces
has been placing
(present perfect) in the main sentence.
However, in the subordinate (after but), I think we should use tense simplification and use the simple past
Up to the present time (although throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries confuses the matter a bit)
forces
has been placing
(present perfect) in the main sentence.
However, in the subordinate (after but), I think we should use tense simplification and use the simple past
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Hi,
So it should be:
Up to the present time, throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, this new tendency has been placing the home in the immediate suburbs, but concentrated manufacturing activity, business relations, government, and pleasure in the centres of the cities.
But is the subordinate consistent with the main sentence?
So it should be:
Up to the present time, throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, this new tendency has been placing the home in the immediate suburbs, but concentrated manufacturing activity, business relations, government, and pleasure in the centres of the cities.
But is the subordinate consistent with the main sentence?
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MapleSo it should be:
Up to the present time, throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, this new tendency has been placing the home in the immediate suburbs, but concentrated manufacturing activity, business relations, government, and pleasure in the centres of the cities.
But is the subordinate consistent with the mai
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Hi,
please help me in this sentence, is it coorect?
do if u work hard ,will u pass?
please help me in this sentence, is it coorect?
do if u work hard ,will u pass?
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Hello Anon
It doesn't look correct to me. I would suggest:
1. If you work hard, will you pass?
MrP
It doesn't look correct to me. I would suggest:
1. If you work hard, will you pass?
MrP
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