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Ticce Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

[resent perfect in subjunctive

Is it possible to use the present perfect with subjunctive:

It's important that you haven't eaten the cake until we come back.

  

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I don't follow you. Where is the subjunctive clause that you mentioned? Incidentally, your example is not natural.

— BillJ

  • I don't follow you.
  • Where is the subjunctive clause that you mentioned?
  • Incidentally, your example is not natural.
  • We would normally say: It's important that you haven't eaten the cake by the time we come back.
  • OR It's important that you don't eat the cake until we come back.
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I don't follow you. Where is the subjunctive clause that you mentioned?

Incidentally, your example is not natural. We would normally say:

It's important that you haven't eaten the cake by the time we come back.

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It's important that you don't eat the cake until we come back.

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