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Please correct these sentences with present perfect tenses
Hi. Please correct these sentences with present perfect tenses. Thank you in advance.
1. It's sad . They are young but they have decided to end their lives early. We should put a stop to school violence.
2. Once they had finished what she had asked them to do, they have started to do what I asked them to do.
3. I see you made a lot effort, yet you have made a lot of mistakes. Please learn from them.
1. It's sad . They are young but they have decided to end their lives early. We should put a stop to school violence.
2. Once they had finished what she had asked them to do, they have started to do what I asked them to do.
3. I see you made a lot effort, yet you have made a lot of mistakes. Please learn from them.
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1. It's sad . They were young , but they had decided to end their lives early.
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- It's sad .
- They were young , but they had decided to end their lives early.
- We should put a stop to school violence.
- 2.
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1. It's sad . They were young, but they had decided to end their lives early. We should put a stop to school violence.
2. Once they finished what she had asked them to do, they started to do what I asked them to do.
3. I see you made a lot of effort, yet you have made a lot of mistakes. Please learn from them.
2. Once they finished what she had asked them to do, they started to do what I asked them to do.
3. I see you made a lot of effort, yet you have made a lot of mistakes. Please learn from them.
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Hi. Thank you. I was thinking hard about the number 2 sentence.
Would these be correct? I think I saw a sentence that had past perfect in the subordinate clause (I think it is) and present perfect in the main clause.
Once he had finished eating, he has gone out.
Also what is the difference if there are any? Thank you again.
1. Once he had done i
Would these be correct? I think I saw a sentence that had past perfect in the subordinate clause (I think it is) and present perfect in the main clause.
Once he had finished eating, he has gone out.
Also what is the difference if there are any? Thank you again.
1. Once he had done i
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I think I saw a sentence that had past perfect in the subordinate clause (I think it is) and present perfect in the main clause.Once he had finished eating, he has gone out.-- No, this is not possible.
Also what is the difference if there are any?
1. Once he had done it, he did another.-- This simply stresses the completion of the earlier task.
2. O
Also what is the difference if there are any?
1. Once he had done it, he did another.-- This simply stresses the completion of the earlier task.
2. O
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Thank you so much. I am sorry but please tell me when someone would choose to use the past perfect tense in a subordinate clause headed by the word "once," instead of using the past tense. Thank you again in advance.
eg,
1. Once he had finished eating, he went out.
2. Once he finished eating, he went out.
eg,
1. Once he had finished eating, he went out.
2. Once he finished eating, he went out.
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eg,
1. Once he had finished eating, he went out.
2. Once he finished eating, he went out.
Once, in these sentences means after.
The first sentence stresses that the activity (eating) was over, done, final, completed, ended, etc.
The second does not have that same stress on the completion of the activity.
You can use either one, they are
1. Once he had finished eating, he went out.
2. Once he finished eating, he went out.
Once, in these sentences means after.
The first sentence stresses that the activity (eating) was over, done, final, completed, ended, etc.
The second does not have that same stress on the completion of the activity.
You can use either one, they are
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