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Believer Posted 18 years ago
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00 Are these tenses for an diary entry correct? Please correct it. 02 br
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00 I was in XXX on a Saturday morning. I went into a church that had a morning service and attended the service. Not a lot of people were there but offered a serene atmosphere that allowed me to pray earnestly. 01 u 00 It has been some time since I had a chance to attend a morning service on a Saturday morning and felt great about having atttended one -- considering the fact that it offered a great experience afterall 02 u 00 . After the service, I went to a nearby store to buy a cup of coffee. It was freshly brewed and I felt good drinking a cup that rendered a great aroma. 02 br
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00 I am troubled by the mixed use of present perfect and past. Help. 0-
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00 Are these tenses for an diary entry correct? Please correct it. 02 br
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00 I was in XXX on a Saturday morning. I went into a church that had a morning service and attended the service. Not a lot of people were there but offered a serene atmosphere that allowed me to pray earnestly. 01 u 00 It has been some time since I had a chance to attend a morning service on a Saturday morning and felt great about having atttended one -- considering the fact that it offered a great experience afterall 02 u 00 . After the service, I went to a nearby store to buy a cup of coffee. It was freshly brewed and I felt good drinking a cup that rendered a great aroma. 02 br
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00 I am troubled by the mixed use of present perfect and past. Help. 0-
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0 I would change it to had to be consistent: It had been some time since I had ... but having said that, I have no problem with the present perfect. To me, the use of present perfect here jumps to present time.
- 0 I would change it to had to be consistent: It had been some time since I had ...
- but having said that, I have no problem with the present perfect.
- To me, the use of present perfect here jumps to present time.
- I still prefer to use past perfect.
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0 I would change it to had to be consistent: It had been some time since I had ... but having said that, I have no problem with the present perfect. To me, the use of present perfect here jumps to present time. I still prefer to use past perfect. Just my two cents. 0-
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0 This is more difficult than it seems to be at first glance. I will try answering it, though. 02 br
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00 It 00 has been 00 a long time since = good. We are talking about sometime in the past until now. 02 br
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00 I 00 had 00 a chance to attend a morning...= I would say "have had." My thought is that we are talking about an experience--a nons
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00 It 00 has been 00 a long time since = good. We are talking about sometime in the past until now. 02 br
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00 I 00 had 00 a chance to attend a morning...= I would say "have had." My thought is that we are talking about an experience--a nons
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