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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
2 past tense?
Can there be 2 past tense words side by side in a sentence?
E.g. The fish I bought died when I reached home.
E.g. The fish I bought died when I reached home.
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the first verb bought is in the clause and the second verb died is in the main sentence. It doesn't mean 2 verbs joined together. So the sentence is fine I guess.
- the first verb bought is in the clause and the second verb died is in the main sentence.
- It doesn't mean 2 verbs joined together.
- So the sentence is fine I guess.
- The fish ( that I bought ) died when I reached home.
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the first verb bought is in the clause and the second verb died is in the main sentence. It doesn't mean 2 verbs joined together. So the sentence is fine I guess.
The fish ( that I bought ) died when I reached home.
The fish ( that I bought ) died when I reached home.
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