GoldfishLord
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Question: Are phrases like "after that", "after the last update" or "after that week" considered specific points in time, and therefore the present perfect can't be used? Are these sentences correct?
After T is generally used to locate an event (with a stative verb like be it locates the beginning of a state) at a timepoint rather than in a timeframe, so it is usually awkward with a present reference—we rarely use the present to narrate events. It works more comfortably with past or future reference:
Source: Stack Exchange English Language Learners
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1. Does "with" mean "of"?
2. What does "T" mean?
- After the last update, the game has stopped working, randomly crashing every now and then.
- After that week in the mountains, he has never been the same.
After T is generally used to locate an event (with a stative verb like be it locates the beginning of a state) at a timepoint rather than in a timeframe, so it is usually awkward with a present reference—we rarely use the present to narrate events. It works more comfortably with past or future reference:
Source: Stack Exchange English Language Learners
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Present perfect + after
Are phrases like "after that", "after the last update" or "after that week" considered specific points in time, and therefore the present perfect can't be used? Are th...
1. Does "with" mean "of"?
2. What does "T" mean?