Tung Quoc  +  314688 Sat, 13 Jan 07 04:04 AM Please correct these sentences: 1. Last year, when they have gone here for the first time,  they made many noises.  2. Last year, when they went here for the first time,  they made many noises.  3. When they went here for the first time,  they made many noises.  4. When they have gone here for the first time,  they made many noises.  5. When the manager wasn't here, when they have gone here for the first time,  they made many noises.  6. When the manager wasn't here, when they went here for the first time,  they made many noises.  Thanks Quoc Tung Quoc Joined on Sun, Sep 17 2006 Regular Member 870 Simple Past

	Yankee  +  314695 Sat, 13 Jan 07 04:48 AM Hi Quoc In a nutshell, I'd use the simple past tense instead of  present perfect, 'come' instead of 'go' and 'a lot of noise' instead of 'many noises'.   Tung Quoc wrote: 1. Last year, when they came here for the first time,  they made a lot of noise.  2. Last year, when they came here for the first time,  they made a lot of noise.  3. When they came here for the first time,  they made a lot of noise.  4. When they came here for the first time,  they made a lot of noise.  5. They came for the first time when the manager wasn't here and made a lot of noise. Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,502 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain Tenses, Simple Past, Present Perfect, Past Tenses