[Hello Mister Micawber,
Thanks for you reply
as far as number 1 a, could it be possible if I mean that the the cold is actually finished but its medical consequences are still there? ( I feel tired, for example, my nose is still red.....)
Thanks a lot
Ripley
(1a) This doesn't work in this case, because the cold is finished so he must have recovered. The logic does not permit the mixture of tenses. You could easily say, 'He had a traffic accident, and hasn't recovered yet'. |