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Necrophagist Posted 9 years ago
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Present perfect

I take a test, fail it, and then my parents ask me "Why did you mess it up?"
"Because I've always been taught that.... (unimportant)" Am I right to use the present perfect here even though they asked "How did you mess it up?" ?

  

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" "Because I've always been taught that.... ( unimportant What makes you so sure? " ?

— CalifJim

  • " "Because I've always been taught that....
  • ( unimportant What makes you so sure?
  • " ?
  • A because -clause is a subordinate clause.
  • What tense had you planned to use in the main clause?
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Necrophagist

I take a test, fail it, and then my parents ask me "Why did you mess it up?"
"Because I've always been taught that.... (unimportant What makes you so sure?)" Am I right to use the present perfect here even though they asked "How did you mess it up?" ?

A because-clause is

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