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Crotie3Ps Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Tense in time clause

Time clauses : as soon as, while, after, before;
Example:
As soon as i get home, i will watch TV
I will go to the doctor before i go to my class.
if we use past tense in time clause which is tense we should use for other part of sentence?
do we have any special grammar about this like the one we have for if clause ?

Thanks in advance.
  

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Crotie3Ps if we use past tense in time clause which is tense we should use for other part of sentence? I think only past will work, but you haven't presented any examples of your own. After I got up, I brushed my teeth.

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  • Crotie3Ps if we use past tense in time clause which is tense we should use for other part of sentence?
  • I think only past will work, but you haven't presented any examples of your own.
  • After I got up, I brushed my teeth.
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Crotie3Psif we use past tense in time clause which is tense we should use for other part of sentence?
I think only past will work, but you haven't presented any examples of your own.

After I got up, I brushed my teeth.
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How about this
- Before you came, I had left home
- I had cleaned my room before going to bed.
- I went home after finishing my work.
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Crotie3Ps- Before you came, I had left home- I had cleaned my room before going to bed
Since those sentences use 'before', there is no need for past perfect.

Before you came, I left home
I cleaned my room before going to bed.
Crotie3PsI went home after finishing my work.
That's fine.
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I see, thank you very much.
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