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Nkspb Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

'When' used with a perfect tense

Hello everybody!
Could you clarify, please?

I heard a phrase like:

"When we've been working on the project so far, we've used the new tools"

I always thought that we use only past tenses with 'when' and 'after', when talking of the past.

So, is it grammatical to use the present perfect continuous after 'when'?

Thanks!
  

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nkspb I always thought that we use only past tenses with 'when' and 'after', when talking of the past. That is not true if the time-period beginning in the past extends up to the present. nkspb So, is it grammatical to use the present perfect continuous after 'when'?

— Fivejedjon

  • nkspb I always thought that we use only past tenses with 'when' and 'after', when talking of the past.
  • That is not true if the time-period beginning in the past extends up to the present.
  • nkspb So, is it grammatical to use the present perfect continuous after 'when'?
  • Yes, in some contexts.
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nkspbI always thought that we use only past tenses with 'when' and 'after', when talking of the past.
That is not true if the time-period beginning in the past extends up to the present.
nkspbSo, is it grammatical to use the present perfect continuous after 'when'?
Yes, in some contexts.
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