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BW2/3 Posted 19 years ago
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wonders

0Many ancient wonders had gone yet the oldest wonder is still there after 50 centuries. 02br
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0 Not sure whether it sounds ok, but anyway you should use Present Perfect instead of Past Perfect there:02br
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00«Many ancient wonders have gone yet the oldest wonder is still there after 50 centuries.» 0-
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0Thank you Ant_222, 02br
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00Why is present perfect appropriate?0-
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00Many ancient wonders had gone yet the oldest wonder is still there after 50 centuries.12blockquote
10This will make a better sentence if both verbs are from the same point of view.02br
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00 Present point of view: present, present perfect tenses, 01i00will02i00, 01i00can, ...02
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0 «Why is present perfect appropriate?»02br
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00Well, because you don't care when they disappeared/were destroyed. Present Perfect implies any time interval ending at the present. For exmple, the year 500 B.C - 2007 A.C.02br
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00Furthermore, Present perfect focuses on the result rather than the action itself, which is also a good point for you sente
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