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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Basketball

It's now halftime.

So should I say:

They've been overdribbling in the first half. Or

They were overdribbling in the first half.

Which is correct?
  

Top answer

Neither sounds very natural to me. They weren't shooting often enough.

— Mister Micawber

  • Neither sounds very natural to me.
  • They weren't shooting often enough.
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Neither sounds very natural to me. They weren't shooting often enough.
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Mister MicawberNeither sounds very natural to me. They weren't shooting often enough.
But both were used by the commentator on ESPN.
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Fine. I just said they did not sound natural to me. I don't like basketball—it's just a buch of guys dribbling in their shorts.
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Mister MicawberFine. I just said they did not sound natural to me. I don't like basketball—it's just a buch of guys dribbling in their shorts.
So are both useable then?
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If you use sports commentators as your models, sure.
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Mister MicawberIf you use sports commentators as your models, sure.
I'm just uncertain because it's already halftime so can the present perfect tense be used in this case?

They've been overdribbling in the first half.
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Well, what did the commentator say?!
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Mister MicawberWell, what did the commentator say?!
I don't remember exactly, so I'm asking you to make sure.

Should it be past tense or present perfect tense in this case?

The game is still going on, but the first half is already over.

Thank you.
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Welll, grammatically and semantically it could be either one.
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