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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Present perfect: always in the present after the conjunction "because"?

Hi. Please help. Should the tense after the conjunction "because" always be present?

They have criticized him because he sympathizes (not sympathized?) with the defendant.

How about this? Is this correct?

They have criticized him because he didn't do what was right.
  

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These are fine: They have criticized him because he sympathizes [still] / sympathized [at that time] with the defendant. They have criticized him because he didn't do what was right [at that time] / doesn't do what is right [still] .

— Mister Micawber

  • These are fine: They have criticized him because he sympathizes [still] / sympathized [at that time] with the defendant.
  • They have criticized him because he didn't do what was right [at that time] / doesn't do what is right [still] .
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These are fine:

They have criticized him because he sympathizes [still] / sympathized [at that time] with the defendant.
They have criticized him because he didn't do what was right [at that time] / doesn't do what is right [still].
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