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Knightofsports Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
are/were
I'm looking at my credit card bill and I tell the bank teller on the phone:
These charges were/are from my old card. Why have they been added to my new account?
Are both usable or is one better than the other?
Thank you!
These charges were/are from my old card. Why have they been added to my new account?
Are both usable or is one better than the other?
Thank you!
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These charges are from my old card. Why have they been added to my new account? Use the present tense because you are looking at them and identifying them at the present point in time.
- These charges are from my old card.
- Why have they been added to my new account?
- Use the present tense because you are looking at them and identifying them at the present point in time.
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These charges are from my old card. Why have they been added to my new account?
Use the present tense because you are looking at them and identifying them at the present point in time.
Use the present tense because you are looking at them and identifying them at the present point in time.
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