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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Using present perfect with future perfect

In the movie kung fu panda a character says: If the panda
has not quit by morning, then I will have failed you. I've never seen a sentence in such structure i.e using a present perfect with a future perfect, my question is can we use the present perfect with the future perfect and is the first clause conditional? Does this sentence mean 'if the panda don't quit by morning, then I will fail you?
  

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Anonymous If the panda has not quit by morning, then I will have failed you. That's a good sentence. " If the panda quits by morning, then I will have succeeded in meeting your expectations.

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  • Anonymous If the panda has not quit by morning, then I will have failed you.
  • That's a good sentence.
  • " If the panda quits by morning, then I will have succeeded in meeting your expectations.
  • If he doesn't, then I will have failed.
  • Suppose you say this Monday night: If the panda has not quit by (tomorrow) morning, then I will have failed you.
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Anonymous If the panda has not quit by morning, then I will have failed you.
That's a good sentence.

I will have failed you" means "I will have disappointed you" or "I will not have lived up to your expectations."

If the panda quits by morning, then I will have succeeded in meeting your expectations.
If he doesn't, then I will have faile
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Can you tell me why the present perfect is used in the if clause? And then the future perfect is used?
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AnonymousCan you tell me why the present perfect is used in the if clause? And then the future perfect is used?
Suppose you say this Monday night: If the panda has not quit by (tomorrow) morning, then I will have failed you.
You wake up the next morning and look at the panda. There are two outcomes.
1) The panda quit sometime during the night. I
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Can I say if the panda doesn't quit, I will have failed you?
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AnonymousCan I say if the panda doesn't quit, I will have failed you?
Yes, however we expect a point in time to be stated.

If the panda doesn't quit before 5 pm, I will have failed you.
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