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Volcano1985 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Present Perfect vs Past Perfect
I saw this sentence:
We may therefore conclude that she had never loved her husband.
Shouldn't it be :
We may therefore conclude that she has never loved her husband.
We may therefore conclude that she had never loved her husband.
Shouldn't it be :
We may therefore conclude that she has never loved her husband.
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Depends on prior context. There may be a time reference in the simple past which limits or measures the factors on which the conclusion is based. For example, she may have died two years ago.
- Depends on prior context.
- There may be a time reference in the simple past which limits or measures the factors on which the conclusion is based.
- For example, she may have died two years ago.
- On the face of it, either is correct.
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Depends on prior context. There may be a time reference in the simple past which limits or measures the factors on which the conclusion is based. For example, she may have died two years ago.
On the face of it, either is correct.
On the face of it, either is correct.
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