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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Soul-searching/reflecting

The moment I finished keeping a diary, I have already had soul-searching.


HI,
Is it correct to interpret the bolded part in the above as "I've already reflected myself?" Thanks.
  

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Hi Angliholic, I'm not sure what you are trying to say with these two clauses. Which happened first, the keeping of the diary or the soul-searching? Or did these things happen together?

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  • Hi Angliholic, I'm not sure what you are trying to say with these two clauses.
  • Which happened first, the keeping of the diary or the soul-searching?
  • Or did these things happen together?
  • Did you do the reflection / soul-searching because you kept a diary?
  • Maybe you can explain a little more.
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Hi Angliholic,

I'm not sure what you are trying to say with these two clauses.

Which happened first, the keeping of the diary or the soul-searching? Or did these things happen together? Did you do the reflection / soul-searching because you kept a diary? Maybe you can explain a little more.
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AngliholicThe moment I finished keeping a diary, I have already had soul-searching.
I think you mean that you have reflected yourself before finishing the diary, don't you?
If that's the case then the sentence should be
I had done soul-searching when I finished my diary.
Past perfect for the first part of the sentence
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AngliholicIs it correct to interpret the bolded part in the above as "I've already reflected myself?"
I'd say no.

The sentence is incorrect anyway. You can't mention a definite moment in time together with the present perfect tense.

Secondly, one doesn't "have soul-searching"; one "does soul-searching".

Maybe the sentence was suppose
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