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Past used with present/future expressions. Good day. In this sentence: "After this video, I've earned a nice cup of tea". Why was the Present Perfect used to describe an upcoming event? Could you give me some examples? Still, does also this grammar structure receive a name? I thank you all, and take care too.
12 mai 2020 16:15
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this is because it is implied that watching the video has already occurred. So: I watched the video already and now i have earned a reward". If it was assumed that the watching has not yet occurred you would say: "after watching this video i will have earned a cup of tea."
12 mai 2020
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It is not describing an upcoming event. The earning has been done before making this statement, and the use of present perfect shows that it is a present status resulting from a recent action. 'After this video' is a prepositional phrase which gives this sentence a chronological order along with the use of present perfect.
12 mai 2020
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When you us the word "after" you are NOT making a specific time reference. Therefore, using simple past or present perfect can BOTH be OK depending on what you are trying to communicate. After this video, I've earned a nice cup of tea. ✓ After this video, I earned a nice cup of tea. ✓ Both of these sentences are perfectly OK. Using a phrase such as "after..." does NOT put a restriction on what aspect (simple vs. perfect) the second clause needs to be presented in.
12 mai 2020
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