sebayanpendam
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- Jun 6, 2009
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hi,
i'm always confused about which perfect tense should i choose when writing about something that happened in the past and continued until an unspecified time. For example,
'Since the 1980s, the number of Clientele users has/had grown from a mere 1000 to a remarkable 1 billion.' And let's say that we don't know for how long will this number continue to grow.
From what i know that both perfect tenses represent the fact that the actions took place from the past and might or might not continue at present.
Can someone please clarify this?
Thanks
i'm always confused about which perfect tense should i choose when writing about something that happened in the past and continued until an unspecified time. For example,
'Since the 1980s, the number of Clientele users has/had grown from a mere 1000 to a remarkable 1 billion.' And let's say that we don't know for how long will this number continue to grow.
From what i know that both perfect tenses represent the fact that the actions took place from the past and might or might not continue at present.
Can someone please clarify this?
Thanks