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Zany banana 409 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Are/ were
You should have told me they were coming/ they are coming.
I have just come to know that they are coming. You didn't tell me before. Someone else just told me.
In this case, which one (were/ are) should be right?
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Both forms are possible if the 'coming' is in the future at the moment of speaking.
- Both forms are possible if the 'coming' is in the future at the moment of speaking.
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Both forms are possible if the 'coming' is in the future at the moment of speaking.
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I have just come to know that . . . This seems rather unnatural to me.
More natural is eg I have just found out that . . .
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