Are these two sentences different in terms of meaning?
Could you tell me how these two sentences have different meaning and in what situation they are used properly?
I just came back from a meeting with one of our company's vendors and was reporting it to my boss.
After he listens up, he tells me
a) Do you think I would send you to negotiate with them without knowing what to expect?
b) Do you think I have sent you to negotiate with them without knowing what to expect?
Are they the same meaning?
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Answers · 5
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Literally, no, they are in different tenses. A describes a hypothetical meeting: a meeting that has not (yet) happened. B describes a meeting that has just happened.
Both could work in your context. In your context, A is more general. In other words: "Do you think I would _ever_ ...". B is more specific. "Do you think I have _just _ ..."
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Thank you for extra tips!
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I agree with Milan's answer to your question, but I would also say we don't use "After he listens up" like that. "Listen up" is a very specific instruction/command said to someone directly, and definitely used in speech only - we'd never write it unless quoting speech. We'd normally say "After he listens, he tells me" or even better "After he listened, he told me / he said"
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