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Newguest Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

The tense (since I have/had ...)

Hi

I got interested in the stock market since I've read the book by ...

Maybe it should be "since I had read ..."?

Thanks
  

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Newguest I got interested in the stock market since I've read the book by ... "? No.

— CalifJim

  • Newguest I got interested in the stock market since I've read the book by ...
  • "?
  • No.
  • That won't fix the problem.
  • You need this: I got interested in the stock market after reading a book by ...
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NewguestI got interested in the stock market since I've read the book by ...
Maybe it should be "since I had read ..."?
No. That won't fix the problem.
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Hi Calif

What if I said: Since I've read the book by ... I started investing in the stock market.

Does it make sense and are the tenses OK? Maybe: I've started investing ...
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NewguestSince I've read the book by ... I started investing in the stock market.
You have four choices.

Since I've read ..., I've started ...

Since I've read ..., I started ...

Since I read ..., I've started ... < my preference

Since I read ..., I started ...

You might hear any of these in an ordinary convers
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I understand. Thanks.
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