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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Present Perfect
Are these correct? If not, why? What do they mean?
1. Don't worry about me, I have never chosed a wrong person before and I still haven't. (Is 'I still haven't' necessary here? I have 'have never chosed' here. )
2. Don't worry about me, I never chosed a wrong person before and I still haven't. (Is this okay? What does this mean? Does this have the same meaning as #3?)
3. Don't worry about me, I had never chosed a wrong person before and I still haven't. (What does this mean with past perfect compared to #2?)
Thanks.
1. Don't worry about me, I have never chosed a wrong person before and I still haven't. (Is 'I still haven't' necessary here? I have 'have never chosed' here. )
2. Don't worry about me, I never chosed a wrong person before and I still haven't. (Is this okay? What does this mean? Does this have the same meaning as #3?)
3. Don't worry about me, I had never chosed a wrong person before and I still haven't. (What does this mean with past perfect compared to #2?)
Thanks.
Top answer
Hello, Jack! Maybe you should first re-phrase your sentences with: choose, chose, chosen !
- Hello, Jack!
- Maybe you should first re-phrase your sentences with: choose, chose, chosen !
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Hello, Jack!
Maybe you should first re-phrase your sentences with: choose, chose, chosen !
Maybe you should first re-phrase your sentences with: choose, chose, chosen !
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I have never chosed a wrong person before
The above sounds odd to me. Because I have never chosen is present perfcet tense. Before means some past aspect.
I wonder a past action could be combine with the words ' I have never chosen' in this context.
The above sounds odd to me. Because I have never chosen is present perfcet tense. Before means some past aspect.
I wonder a past action could be combine with the words ' I have never chosen' in this context.
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Problem 1.
"I have never chosen"
"I never chose"
Problem 2.
"and I still haven't" must be removed. "never" already means the same thing.
"and I never will" can substitute, if you wish.
Problem 3.
The imperative sets up present point-of-view.
Past perfect is incompatible with present point-of-view.
Therefore, sent
"I have never chosen"
"I never chose"
Problem 2.
"and I still haven't" must be removed. "never" already means the same thing.
"and I never will" can substitute, if you wish.
Problem 3.
The imperative sets up present point-of-view.
Past perfect is incompatible with present point-of-view.
Therefore, sent
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Okay, I have corrected my mistakes. Could you guys lend me a hand here? Thanks.
Are these correct? If not, why? What do the
Are these correct? If not, why? What do the
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The imperative sets up present point-of-view.1. Don't worry about me, I had never chosen a wrong person before and I still haven't.. (Why is 'had never chosen' wrong? I don't understand.)
Past perfect is incompatible with present point-of-view.
Therefore, sentence [1] is incorrect.
2. Don't worry about me, I never chosed a wrong pe
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There is no 'chosed' in English, Jack. And #1 requires simple past, while #2 can accept simple past.
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