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Jandi Posted 22 years ago
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Call
Hello, teachers!
Would you please help me with this sentence?
- I just heard from my cousin that you [called/phoned/rang up] here yesterday.
1. I think the past perfect tense is also correct, but we usually use the simple past. Am I right?
2. I think we can use 'up', but actually it is not necessary. Am I right?
3. If we use 'called' instead of 'called up', it can also means 'visited'. Am I right?
Thank you very much.
Peace!
Would you please help me with this sentence?
- I just heard from my cousin that you [called/phoned/rang up] here yesterday.
1. I think the past perfect tense is also correct, but we usually use the simple past. Am I right?
2. I think we can use 'up', but actually it is not necessary. Am I right?
3. If we use 'called' instead of 'called up', it can also means 'visited'. Am I right?
Thank you very much.
Peace!
Top answer
I am not a teacher but I'll try: 1. "called" in the past perfect and simple past operate in the usual rules, ex: He called me yesterday. He had called me before.
- I am not a teacher but I'll try: 1.
- "called" in the past perfect and simple past operate in the usual rules, ex: He called me yesterday.
- He had called me before.
- Though there is some leeway, so that informally I wouldn't consider "He'd called me yesterday" to be wrong.
- 2.
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I am not a teacher but I'll try:
1. "called" in the past perfect and simple past operate in the usual rules, ex:
He called me yesterday.
He had called me before.
Though there is some leeway, so that informally I wouldn't consider "He'd called me yesterday" to be wrong.
2. I think you're right, but saying "rang up" to mean telephoned sounds more like B
1. "called" in the past perfect and simple past operate in the usual rules, ex:
He called me yesterday.
He had called me before.
Though there is some leeway, so that informally I wouldn't consider "He'd called me yesterday" to be wrong.
2. I think you're right, but saying "rang up" to mean telephoned sounds more like B
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