Yoong Liat  +  281058 Sun, 15 Oct 06 05:09 AM In the following sentence which verb should I use?  We continue to use English even after the British have left / had left / left. (Singapore was under British rule for a few years long ago.) Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Veteran Member 6,757 Verbs

	Clive  +  281077 Sun, 15 Oct 06 06:38 AM Hi, We continue to use English even after the British have left / had left / left. (Singapore was under British rule for a few years long ago.) I'd say We continue to use English even after the British have left. 'Even after' here is used with a meaning more similar to 'although' or 'despite the fact that'. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,654 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo