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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
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Are both sentences using 'right then' acceptable? Is 'right then' really the past time marker for 'right now'?

Are both sentences using 'right then' acceptable? Is 'right then' really the past time marker for 'right now'?

1. They instructed me to leave their country right then.
2. Their instruction was for me to leave their country right then.
  

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1 Yes 2 Yes. You could also say eg immediately.

— Clive

  • 1 Yes 2 Yes.
  • You could also say eg immediately.
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1 Yes

2 Yes. You could also say eg immediately.
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