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Jack112 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Present Perfect
Are both of these correct? What do they mean?
1. It hasn't rained for a while so I never drove the car until now.
2. It hasn't rained for a while so I have never driven the car until now.
Thanks.
1. It hasn't rained for a while so I never drove the car until now.
2. It hasn't rained for a while so I have never driven the car until now.
Thanks.
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Only 2 is correct (you need to sync the verbs here, they go somewhat in parallel). ], you haven't yet been able to drive the car. [perhaps you think a car is only useful during rain].
- Only 2 is correct (you need to sync the verbs here, they go somewhat in parallel).
- ], you haven't yet been able to drive the car.
- [perhaps you think a car is only useful during rain].
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Only 2 is correct (you need to sync the verbs here, they go somewhat in parallel).
It means:
Because of the recent lack of rain [??], you haven't yet been able to drive the car. [perhaps you think a car is only useful during rain].
It means:
Because of the recent lack of rain [??], you haven't yet been able to drive the car. [perhaps you think a car is only useful during rain].
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«What do they mean?»
Really, what do they mean?
There are too facts
1. It hasn't rained for a while
2. You have never driven a car before.
And, according to your sentence, the second fact somehow follows from the first.
«It hasn't rained for a while, so a haven't driven my water-gliding car for a long time since the last heavy rain.»
(no never
Really, what do they mean?
There are too facts
1. It hasn't rained for a while
2. You have never driven a car before.
And, according to your sentence, the second fact somehow follows from the first.
«It hasn't rained for a while, so a haven't driven my water-gliding car for a long time since the last heavy rain.»
(no never
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Jack112Are both of these correct? What do they mean?This is how they appear to me.
1. It hasn't rained for a while so I never drove the car until now.
2. It hasn't rained for a while so I have never driven the car until now.
Thanks.
# 1 “I never drove the car until now” –by it self, it’s per
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Jack,
I am assuming that you walk when the weather is good, and you drive when it rains.
On the other hand, if you've never driven the car until now, how did you get it home from the place you bought it? Did someone else drive it then? never and until now are confusing the communication somewhat.
Guessing to some extent what you intend to say, I would say
I am assuming that you walk when the weather is good, and you drive when it rains.
On the other hand, if you've never driven the car until now, how did you get it home from the place you bought it? Did someone else drive it then? never and until now are confusing the communication somewhat.
Guessing to some extent what you intend to say, I would say
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