Why is it correct?

Question

After everything I have been through instead of I had been or I was. I've heard so many people saying this sentence but from what I know , when we use after or before we shouldn't use Present Perfect or at least is not recommended doing so.

Englishmaven · Accepted Answer

"Have/has/had been through" are all correct, though they would occur in different contexts. "Was through" doesn't have the same meaning.

Teechr · Answer

Should I use “after everything I have been through” instead of “... I had been through” or “... I was through?” I've heard so many people saying this sentence but, from what I know, when we use “after” or “before”, we shouldn't use the present perfect or, at least, it is not recommended to do ~~ing~~ so.

No, that is incorrect. As pointed out above, it is perfectly correct to use "had/has/have been through". Note, however, that this is not the same as, for example, "after I've been to China", which is odd and is what you're talking about.

For example:

After everything I've been through in Garfield City, I don't want to go there again.

That means:

Because of my tough experience in Garfield City, I don't want to go there again.

Note also that the expression "go through" means to experience/undergo something.

Finally, "was through" doesn't work, because we are dealing with [ go --> went --> been], not [be --> was --> been].

CalifJim · Answer

adsfaf
... from what I know, when we use "after" or "before", we shouldn't use present perfect in the main clause ...

Note above that you don't have the complete picture.

The after-clause or the before-clause is not the place where the present perfect is greatly discouraged.

CJ

Why is it correct?

Top answer

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

Related Questions