Joern Matthias
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I have a question about the tenses in these subordinate clauses of the following 2 examples:
1)Go to the party,Jenny! You will be glad afterwards because you experienced/will have experienced something nice.
2) I will help my mother. I know she will not be grateful afterwards although I helped/will have helped her.
All the action in these examples will happen in the future but that in the subordinate clause will have happened before the action described in the main clause. Is it correct to use the past tense for simplification reasons or do we have to use the future perfect form. Could we also use the present perfect tense in these 2 subordinate clauses-'have experienced' and 'have helped' to convey the same meaning?
I am looking forward to your answers and want to thank you. Keep up the good work!
Greetings from Bavaria
Joern
1)Go to the party,Jenny! You will be glad afterwards because you experienced/will have experienced something nice.
2) I will help my mother. I know she will not be grateful afterwards although I helped/will have helped her.
All the action in these examples will happen in the future but that in the subordinate clause will have happened before the action described in the main clause. Is it correct to use the past tense for simplification reasons or do we have to use the future perfect form. Could we also use the present perfect tense in these 2 subordinate clauses-'have experienced' and 'have helped' to convey the same meaning?
I am looking forward to your answers and want to thank you. Keep up the good work!
Greetings from Bavaria
Joern