Vcolts Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Present Simple vs Present Perfect
Ex.
(1). I will do my homework after I get back from the game.
(2). I will do my homework after I have got back from the game.
Are both setences grammatically correct and mean the very same thing?
Thanks!
(1). I will do my homework after I get back from the game.
(2). I will do my homework after I have got back from the game.
Are both setences grammatically correct and mean the very same thing?
Thanks!
Top answer
I am just a Moroccan and will try to answer this. I think the second one is incorrect. You should use the present tense.
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I am just a Moroccan and will try to answer this. I think the second one is incorrect. You should use the present tense.
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Sometimes, for emphasis perfect tense can be used in such sentences
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# 1 is fine. I would keep it.
# 2 is not really wrong, but grammatically and semantically confusing because of the future marker (will) with the present perfect construction being in this context. Let's say I am watching the 49ners game and during the half time, my mom is asking me to do my homework, it is ok to say: "I'll do it after I have finished the game". The reason is, the game started
# 2 is not really wrong, but grammatically and semantically confusing because of the future marker (will) with the present perfect construction being in this context. Let's say I am watching the 49ners game and during the half time, my mom is asking me to do my homework, it is ok to say: "I'll do it after I have finished the game". The reason is, the game started
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vcoltsAre both sentences grammatically correct and mean the very same thing?Yes. You often have a choice between those two tenses after subordinators of time (when, before, after, until, ...). The usual choice is the present tense.
CJ
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