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Balthier Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Tense choice

Is the choice of tenses in this sentence ok: " Half of the things teacher's been teaching I had known before"? Wouldnt it be better to use present simple "teacher taught"?
  

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Balthier Half of the things teacher's been teaching I had known befor e. I would use "learned" instead of "known" in the above sentence. " That's the past simple.

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  • Balthier Half of the things teacher's been teaching I had known befor e.
  • I would use "learned" instead of "known" in the above sentence.
  • " That's the past simple.
  • Changing the tense would likely change the meaning.
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BalthierHalf of the things teacher's been teaching I had known before.
I would use "learned" instead of "known" in the above sentence.
BalthierWouldnt it be better to use present simple "teacher taught?"
That's the past simple. Changing the tense would likely change the meaning.
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So present perfect cont is ok in that sentence? Present perfect simple and past simple would also be ok?
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I've just noticed that a determiner is needed in your original sentence; e.g., "my teacher" or "the teacher."
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BalthierSo is the present perfect continuous is ok OK in that sentence?
Yes.
Balthier Would the present perfect simple and the past simple would also be OK? ok?
e.g.,
Half of the things our teacher has taught us I had learned before.
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There is no call for past perfect in the main clause.

Half of the things our teacher has taught us I learned before.
Half of the things my teacher taught me I learned before.
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