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Konrad Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Time claus
What is the difference between these two sentences:
"We can't leave until the rain has stopped." and "We can't leave until the rain stops."
I mean when we have to use in time clause Present Simple and when Present Perfect.
Thanks in advance.
"We can't leave until the rain has stopped." and "We can't leave until the rain stops."
I mean when we have to use in time clause Present Simple and when Present Perfect.
Thanks in advance.
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konrad I mean when we have to use in time clause Present Simple and when Present Perfect. These two are in free variation. With the simple tense, there is a slight tendency to see it as waiting for the exact moment that the rain stops.
- konrad I mean when we have to use in time clause Present Simple and when Present Perfect.
- These two are in free variation.
- With the simple tense, there is a slight tendency to see it as waiting for the exact moment that the rain stops.
- With the perfect tense, there is a slight tendency to see it as waiting for a less exact moment -- any time after the rain has stopped, perhaps.
- Personally, I find that the word after sounds good when added to the perfect-tense version, but not so good in the simple-tense version: We can't leave until after the rain has stopped.
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konradI mean when we have to use in time clause Present Simple and when Present Perfect.These two are in free variation. With the simple tense, there is a slight tendency to see it as waiting for the exact moment that the rain stops. With the perfect tense, there is a slight tendency to see it as waiting for a less exact moment -- any time after the rain has
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