Anonymous  +  705438 Tue, 28 Apr 09 10:20 AM since he lost his job ,he  ______(stay)away from us.  had it not rained, we __(not get )wet. i don't know what tense should it use . could anybody tell me what tenses should i use and why we use the tenses.   what is the different between this two sentences. After having obtained the forms that she needed , she filled it up and summitted it immediately. After obtaining the forms that she needed,she filled it up and summitted it immediately. could anybody answer me this problem in detail? Anonymous Tenses, Sentences

	Mister Micawber  +  705663 Tue, 28 Apr 09 03:30 PM . Since he lost his job, he has stayed away from us. -- 'Since' sets a point in the past from which the action (here, inaction) proceeds. Had it not rained, we would not have gotten wet.-- Conditional III. After having obtained the forms that she needed , she filled them out and submitted them immediately. After obtaining the forms that she needed, she filled them out and summitted them mmediately. There is no difference in intent between these two sentences.  The speaker is just holding a slightly different mental viewpoint of the same incident while speaking. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,507 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Conditionals, Sentences, Speaking, Chat, Friendships