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Old 26-Nov-2006, 17:33
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Default Re: time clauses - present perfect

The Present Simple in the sentences you quoted refers to the future, has future connotation whereas The Present Perfect implies some association with the past. Time clauses after WHEN, BEFORE, AS SOON AS, very much the same as in the 1st conditional require The Present Simple since their primary time reference is that to the future.
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