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Eagerness Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Simple Past or Progresive Perfect
In sentences as the below one, what tense needs to be used; simple past or progresive perfect.
After finding out what he had done, I decided to confront him and tell him how I really felt about his being neglectful.
Should "he had done" have been replaced by did?
Should "felt" have been replaced by feel?
Any advice you can give me in regards to these two questions is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
After finding out what he had done, I decided to confront him and tell him how I really felt about his being neglectful.
Should "he had done" have been replaced by did?
Should "felt" have been replaced by feel?
Any advice you can give me in regards to these two questions is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Top answer
You do not mean 'progressive perfect'; you mean 'past perfect'. After finding out what he did / had done , I decided to confront him and tell him how I really felt about his being neglectful. -- It is optional; the past perfect is unnecessary here because the order of past events is clear enough, but it may be used for emphasis.
- You do not mean 'progressive perfect'; you mean 'past perfect'.
- After finding out what he did / had done , I decided to confront him and tell him how I really felt about his being neglectful.
- -- It is optional; the past perfect is unnecessary here because the order of past events is clear enough, but it may be used for emphasis.
- -- No.
- If the person has not yet been confronted, then 'feel' is an option.
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You do not mean 'progressive perfect'; you mean 'past perfect'.
After finding out what he did / had done, I decided to confront him and tell him how I really felt about his being neglectful.
Should "he had done" have been replaced by did?-- It is optional; the past perfect is unnecessary here because the order of past events is clear enough, but it may b
You do not mean 'progressive perfect'; you mean 'past perfect'.
After finding out what he did / had done, I decided to confront him and tell him how I really felt about his being neglectful.
Should "he had done" have been replaced by did?-- It is optional; the past perfect is unnecessary here because the order of past events is clear enough, but it may b
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