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Ann225 Posted 4 years ago
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Asking them if
Hi,
A:“What was the guy with the female purse doing approaching all the different people.?”
B:”I think he was asking them if it belonged/belongs to them.”
Are both correct or only ‘belongs’?
Thank you.
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” Are both correct or only ‘belongs’? Thank you. Both are correct, and 'belonged' is the more idiomatic choice because it matches the tense 'was'.
- ” Are both correct or only ‘belongs’?
- Thank you.
- Both are correct, and 'belonged' is the more idiomatic choice because it matches the tense 'was'.
- The technical term for the use of the past here is "modal preterite".
- CJ
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Ann225Hi,
A:“What was the guy with the
femalewoman's purse doing approaching all the different people.?”B:”I think he was asking them if it belonged/belongs to them.”
Are both correct or only ‘belongs’?
Thank you.
Both are correct, and 'belonged' is the more idiomatic choice bec
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