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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Present perfect with 'before past' clause

'They have gone to NEW YORK before he arrived'


Is this a grammatically correct sentence?


Can I use this sentence when I want to say that 'They had gone to NEW YORK before he arrived and they are in NEW YORK now'?


Thank you for your answer in advance

  

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Anonymous They have gone to NEW YORK New York before he arrived . You cannot mix the present perfect tense with a reference to a particular time, so this is wrong. Anonymous Can I use this sentence when I want to say that 'They had gone to NEW YORK before he arrived and they are in NEW YORK now'?

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous They have gone to NEW YORK New York before he arrived .
  • You cannot mix the present perfect tense with a reference to a particular time, so this is wrong.
  • Anonymous Can I use this sentence when I want to say that 'They had gone to NEW YORK before he arrived and they are in NEW YORK now'?
  • No.
  • CJ
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AnonymousThey have gone to NEW YORK New York before he arrived.

You cannot mix the present perfect tense with a reference to a particular time, so this is wrong.

AnonymousCan I use this sentence when I want to say that 'They had gone
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