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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Tense Question

When your primary verb tense is present perfect or past perfect, is there any scenario where the dependent tense be simple present?
  

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Anonymous When your primary verb tense is present perfect or past perfect, is there any scenario where the dependent tense be simple present? I am very happy that I have finally read War and Peace.

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  • Anonymous When your primary verb tense is present perfect or past perfect, is there any scenario where the dependent tense be simple present?
  • I am very happy that I have finally read War and Peace.
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Anonymous When your primary verb tense is present perfect or past perfect, is there any scenario where the dependent tense be simple present?
I am very happy that I have finally read War and Peace.
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With the example you given, isn't the primary verb in "I am very happy that I have finally read War and Peace" am and the dependent verb tense have read?
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You're right. I did the reverse of what you wanted. Emotion: embarrassed

I have always believed that we need at
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Anonymous With the example you given, isn't the primary verb in "I am very happy that I have finally read War and Peace" am and the dependent verb tense have read?
"I am very happy that I have finally read War and Peace."
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I am a big fan of yours and it is great to see that a grammarian as yourself makes mistake too!!!:)
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