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Old 30-Jan-2008, 19:50
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Default Re: a tense question

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Originally Posted by susiedqq View Post
I came into his room, and, for the first time in all the years I have known him, there were tears in his eyes.
i'm still wondering how "have known" is correct in the past basesd context.
is past perfect "had known" wrong - i had known him before past because base tense is past.

thank you for changing "were".
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