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SSY Jung Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

are/were

Dear members

Suppose you were in the following situations.

Could I also use "are" instead of "were" on the sentence above.

Thanks

SSY
  

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SSY Jung Could I also use "are" instead of "were" on the sentence above. Yes. There are many tenses that are possible in that sentence.

— CalifJim

  • SSY Jung Could I also use "are" instead of "were" on the sentence above.
  • Yes.
  • There are many tenses that are possible in that sentence.
  • Only context will tell us how appropriate each is.
  • Suppose you [are / were / have been / had been] in the following situations.
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SSY JungCould I also use "are" instead of "were" on the sentence above.
Yes. There are many tenses that are possible in that sentence. Only context will tell us how appropriate each is.

Suppose you [are / were / have been / had been] in the following situations.

CJ
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And then What are the difference of meanings between two sentences using "are" and "were"?

Thanks in advance CaliJim.

SSY
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SSY Jung"are"
'are' can only indicate present time.
SSY Jung"were"
'were' can indicate past time or imagined present time.

CJ
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