Simple past tense

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Hello. I have seen such sentences somewhere: "I will work here after I finished my studies" or "what will you do after you finished your studies?". Can the simple past tense be used for actions which are completed in general or will be completed in future, or is this type of usage of the simple past tense wrong and should they be "after I finish my studies / after I have finished my studies" or "after you finish your studies / after you have finished your studies"? Thank you.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

Anonymousis this type of usage of the simple past tense wrong and should they be "after I finish my studies / after I have finished my studies" or "after you finish your studies / after you have finished your studies"? Thank you.

Yes.

CalifJim · Answer

AnonymousI have seen such sentences somewhere: "I will work here after I finished my studies" or "what will you do after you finished your studies?".

Where was that? In a dark alley somewhere in the worst part of town?

Close your eyes and don't look at sentences like that.

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

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Anonymous · Answer

Thank you so much.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

I can see such sentences on the web sometimes.

Many people who post on the web use bad grammar.

CalifJim · Answer

Anonymousjust samples I wrote

What you're seeing on the web is just sloppy writing. They've left out the 've.

CJ

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