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"I will deliver it to you once I received it." I would like to ask whether I'm correct to use "received" here instead of "receive".
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Note: Please correct me if you find any mistakes in my sentences.
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Note: Please correct me if you find any mistakes in my sentences.
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[/nq] No, "received" is not correct here. It has to be "receive". You might be able to use "have received", though, but that is not idiomatic in this context in my dialect.
- [/nq] No, "received" is not correct here.
- It has to be "receive".
- You might be able to use "have received", though, but that is not idiomatic in this context in my dialect.
- I would change in to "I will {bring it/send it/have it delivered} to you when I receive it".
- Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor.
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conjecture (Email Removed) wrote on 10 Feb 2004:
[nq:1]"I will deliver it to you once I received it." I would like to ask whether I'm correct to use "received" here instead of "receive".[/nq]
No, "received" is not correct here. It has to be "receive". You might be able to use "have received", though, but that is not idiomatic in this context in my dialect.
I would change in to "I will
[nq:1]"I will deliver it to you once I received it." I would like to ask whether I'm correct to use "received" here instead of "receive".[/nq]
No, "received" is not correct here. It has to be "receive". You might be able to use "have received", though, but that is not idiomatic in this context in my dialect.
I would change in to "I will
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[nq:1]"I will deliver it to you once I received it." I would like to ask whether I'm correct to use "received" here instead of "receive".[/nq]
If you say it, everybody will think you're saying "I've received it" and just slurring the /v/ more than usually. So you can get away with it aloud.
But don't write it, because it should be present tense "I receive it" or perfect "I've received it".
If you say it, everybody will think you're saying "I've received it" and just slurring the /v/ more than usually. So you can get away with it aloud.
But don't write it, because it should be present tense "I receive it" or perfect "I've received it".
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[nq:2]"I will deliver it to you once I received it." I would like to ask whether I'm correct to use "received" here instead of "receive".[/nq]
[nq:1]No, "received" is not correct here. It has to be "receive". You might be able to use "have received", though, but that is not idiomatic in this context in my dialect.[/nq]
"I will deliver it when I have received it" sounds perfectly OK to me.
[nq:1]No, "received" is not correct here. It has to be "receive". You might be able to use "have received", though, but that is not idiomatic in this context in my dialect.[/nq]
"I will deliver it when I have received it" sounds perfectly OK to me.
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Hi all,
so from the answers here it seems that the usage of "once" in this context isn't correct (or usual) at all. Is there a general rule for when to use "when" instead of "once"?
Cheers,
Andre, Germany
so from the answers here it seems that the usage of "once" in this context isn't correct (or usual) at all. Is there a general rule for when to use "when" instead of "once"?
Cheers,
Andre, Germany
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} so from the answers here it seems that the usage of } "once" in this context isn't correct (or usual) at all. } Is there a general rule for when to use "when" instead } of "once"?
"Once" wasn't the problem. "Received" was the problem. "When" is merely a little more ordinary. Check the answers again.
R. J. Valentine
"Once" wasn't the problem. "Received" was the problem. "When" is merely a little more ordinary. Check the answers again.
R. J. Valentine
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[nq:1]Hi all, so from the answers here it seems that the usage of "once" in this context isn't correct (or usual) at all. Is there a general rule for when to use "when" instead of "once"?[/nq]
There is nothing wrong with 'once' in your sentence. I don't know where you got that impression.
For what it's worth, I think I would write either 'when I receive it' or 'once I have received it'. I
There is nothing wrong with 'once' in your sentence. I don't know where you got that impression.
For what it's worth, I think I would write either 'when I receive it' or 'once I have received it'. I
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[nq:1]Hi all, so from the answers here it seems that the usage of "once" in this context isn't correct (or usual) at all. Is there a general rule for when to use "when" instead of "once"?[/nq]
("I will deliver it to you once I receive it" - NB necessary correction, as others have observed, of "received" to "receive", or "have received")
"When" is the general-purpose, neutral word for
("I will deliver it to you once I receive it" - NB necessary correction, as others have observed, of "received" to "receive", or "have received")
"When" is the general-purpose, neutral word for
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