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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

verb agreement

0 I've heard the following sentences several times and I'd like to know which one is correct.02br
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0 I've heard the following sentences several times and I'd like to know which one is correct.02br
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01) I'm quite sure it should use 'was'. Using 'was' does not mean it's no longer true. 02br
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01cite10New2grammar12cite101) I'm quite sure it should use 'was'. Using 'was' does not mean it's no longer true. 12br
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0Umm...Do you mind to elaborate on why 'have had' is correct and 'had' does not convey your meaning?02br
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00I didn't receive/hadn't received his parcel until recently. => 'until' acts a time reference where events before this reference point are in the past. Again, I am not an expert, so I could be wrong.0-
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10Umm...Do you mind to elaborate on why 'have had' is correct and 'had' does not convey your meaning?12br
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10I didn't receive/hadn't received his parcel until recently. => 'until' acts a time reference where events before this reference point are in the past. Again, I am no
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0Both are correct depending on how you express it. 02br
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00Was – inferred how you felt about what you did at that time, after you did something.02br
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00Is – Implies that you only now realized what you did is wrong and all along you02br
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0Is it sufficient for me to say 'What I did is wrong' to imply that I only now realized it is wrong? Or should I say "What I did is wrong and all this while I didn't realize" => Is this clearer to the listener or it is silly to repeat what has been implied?0-
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0 I feel the implication is clear - I think in the real world, you would instinctively make a judgement about how well your listener had understood you to know whether you needed elaborate further. 0-
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0What 01font00he02font00 did is wrong. => Does this mean only now the speaker realized he (the third party) is wrong? Or does this mean only now the third party realized he himself is wrong? Basically, I am confused as to who makes the judgement.02br
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