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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Become! Became!
If I asked someone 'What did you become?' I became a doctor. Acceptable?
I am asking in the past form 'What did you become and they are answering in the past form.
What had you become? Acceptable? I became a doctor.(past tense) I had become a doctor(past perfect)
I am asking in the past form 'What did you become and they are answering in the past form.
What had you become? Acceptable? I became a doctor.(past tense) I had become a doctor(past perfect)
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' I became a doctor. Acceptable? I am asking in the past form 'What did you become and they are answering in the past form.
- ' I became a doctor.
- Acceptable?
- I am asking in the past form 'What did you become and they are answering in the past form.
- These sentences are correct grammar, but you need a context in which it would make sense to say them.
- For example, are you talking to a former classmate,at a high school reunion, and you haven't seen him for years?
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Hi,
If I asked someone 'What did you become?' I became a doctor. Acceptable?
I am asking in the past form 'What did you become and they are answering in the past form.
These sentences are correct grammar, but you need a context in which it would make sense to say them. For example, are you talking to a former classmate,at a high school reunion, and you haven't seen h
If I asked someone 'What did you become?' I became a doctor. Acceptable?
I am asking in the past form 'What did you become and they are answering in the past form.
These sentences are correct grammar, but you need a context in which it would make sense to say them. For example, are you talking to a former classmate,at a high school reunion, and you haven't seen h
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