After india 'win/have won'

Hi, Subhajit,

@subhajit123 posted:

1- I am feeling happy after India win/have won the match.

"Have won" is better than "win," which is wrong because India's victory is, though recent, a past event. However, the sentence is not very idiomatic. This sounds better to me:

- I am feeling happy now that India have won the match.

@Gustavo, Co-Moderator posted:

Hi, Subhajit,

"Have won" is better than "win," which is wrong because India's victory is, though recent, a past event. However, the sentence is not very idiomatic. This sounds better to me:

- I am feeling happy now that India have won the match.

Thanks for you reply. Would it be wrong if I say 'I am feeling happy after India won the match'? Or would it be wrong if I say 'I am feeling happy now that India won the match'? I mean can I use past tense?

Hi, Subhajit123,

@subhajit123 posted:

Thanks for you reply. Would it be wrong if I say 'I am feeling happy after India won the match'?

If I were to use the past simple, I'd change 'after' to 'since'. After requires a parallel structure.

- I have been happy since India won the match.

@subhajit123 posted:

would it be wrong if I say 'I am feeling happy now that India won the match'? I mean can I use past tense?

No, it is correct. The match and its time are well known. It is not important to mention the time of the match because it is well known to both the speaker and the addressee.

-  I am feeling happy now that India won the match (yesterday).