Using have

AnonymousIs 'have' required in this sentence?

The second one? No, it's not.

Anonymousthere is no need to use it again with 'washed'.

If you say 'washed' instead of 'have washed', you have not dispensed with a repeated 'have. You have changed from present perfect to past simple.

AlpheccaStarsThe second one? No, it's not.

Thanks a lot. Yes, the second one!

What I meant is that the action of washing is related to the present perfect of putting the washed clothes in the dryer, so there is no need to use the present perfect again, ‘have washed’. Do you agree?

No. See my last post. The present perfect is possible.

Thanks for your help teacher.

fivejedjonIf you say 'washed' instead of 'have washed, you have not dispensed with a repeated 'have. You have changed from present perfect to past simple.

I was aware of that and that was why I asked the question. I was told that it is clear that the simple past ‘washed’ is seen as an action of the present perfect ‘have put’ and it

fivejedjonNo. See my last post. The present perfect is possible.

Yes, it is possible but is it required in that case. Also what did you by no? Did you mean to say it is possible but not required? Also, I did not get what you meant by "dispensed with" in your explanation.

Of these four possible combinations, I lean towards the last because it is the shortest. And I am disinclined towards the first. Being the longest, it is a bit of a mouthful. I don't find any of them objectionable.

Have you put the clothes you have washed in the dryer?
Have you put the clothes you washed in the dryer?
Did you put the clothes you have washed in the dryer?
Did y

AlpheccaStarsOf these four possible combinations, I lean towards the last because it is the shortest. And I am disinclined towards the first. Being the longest, it is a bit of a mouthful. I don't find any of them objectionable.

I agree with you too.

So do you agree with what I said above regarding starting with the present perfect and followed by the

AnonymousSo do you agree with what I said above regarding starting with the present perfect and followed by the simple past, in which the simple past is seen as an action related to the present perfect?

In this case, I don't feel a need to justify a particular sequence of tenses. Certainly there is a sequence of the actions but we automatically know that from

AlpheccaStars. Certainly there is a sequence of the actions but we automatically know that from logic and experience with doing the wash.

Yes, that is what I meant, which is it is logical that the washing occurred before putting the clothes in the dryer, so by saying ‘have you put’ there is no need to use “have" in ‘.... have washed’, since it is logical. Is t