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Fandorin Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Sequence of tenses
Hi teachers. I have a question.
Well I'd hoped that since we're here anyway
According to Sequence of Tenses, it's confusing. But as I know we can use such a construction if the situation still exists, can't we? Could you tell me? Thanks for your help.
Well I'd hoped that since we're here anyway
According to Sequence of Tenses, it's confusing. But as I know we can use such a construction if the situation still exists, can't we? Could you tell me? Thanks for your help.
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Well, it usually helps to cut out the contractions first off. Well, I had hoped that, since we are here anyway, we could discuss grammer. I had hoped (in the past) that, since we are here anyway (in the present), we could discuss grammer (potentially now).
- Well, it usually helps to cut out the contractions first off.
- Well, I had hoped that, since we are here anyway, we could discuss grammer.
- I had hoped (in the past) that, since we are here anyway (in the present), we could discuss grammer (potentially now).
- It works in english (in some other inflected languages the past would have to follow through, but still).
- That's the best I can do.
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Well, it usually helps to cut out the contractions first off.
Well, I had hoped that, since we are here anyway, we could discuss grammer.
I had hoped (in the past) that, since we are here anyway (in the present), we could discuss grammer (potentially now). It works in english (in some other inflected languages the past would have to follow through, but still).
That's
Well, I had hoped that, since we are here anyway, we could discuss grammer.
I had hoped (in the past) that, since we are here anyway (in the present), we could discuss grammer (potentially now). It works in english (in some other inflected languages the past would have to follow through, but still).
That's
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If the hope is still present, then I'd understand "I'd hoped" as simply a polite or deferential way of "softening" the statement, or making it more tentative, without necessarily having the strict temporal sense of the past perfect.
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FandorinAccording to Sequence of Tenses, it's confusing.Well, you're right about that! Much of it is implicit.
< hope > < arrival here > <being here now>
We arrived here, and now we're here and can ....
Previous to that, I had thought about it, and I had had hopes about it.
That is, before we arrived, I had hope
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