April 23, 2011
Could anyone help me with this? – an English grammar question?
The final exams in English language in my country were very ehm interesting this year(they contained a few mistakes etc). I was asked about one question, but could not answer with certainty. Therefore I need your help.This is the sentence:
Last summer, after (relocating/having relocated) to the U.S., I decided to revisit it to see what (happened/had happened) almost exactly one hundred years ago.
NOTE: ‘it’ does not refer to the U.S., but to some kind of old residence
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having relocated and had happened
I’m not an English pro by any means, but this sounds correct to me.
Last summer, after relocating to the U.S., I decided to revisit it to see what happened almost exactly one hundred years ago.
I think that is what it should be =D
Actually, this one can go two ways:
Last summer after relocating to the US, I decided to revisit it to se what happened almost exactly one hundred years ago.
OR
Last summer, after having relocated to the US, I decided to revisit to see what had happened almost exactly one hundred years ago.
As long as the verb tense in the beginning of the sentence matches the tense in the end of the sentence, it is correct.