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Neal Caffrey Posted 11 years ago
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Came or Comes
'Having anticipated that the space for free expression would shrink once the ABC came to power"
Came to power or Comes to power? Which one is appropriate and why? ABC has already come to power, the event has happened but the anticipation is in the past and at that time ABC is yet to come in power.
Came to power or Comes to power? Which one is appropriate and why? ABC has already come to power, the event has happened but the anticipation is in the past and at that time ABC is yet to come in power.
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Having anticipated that the space for free expression would shrink once the BJP came to power, academics and activists on Saturday turned their ire on the corporate sector and non-resident Indians instead for orchestrating the BJP’s electoral victory in the Lok Sabha polls last year. It is set in the past. The BJP came to power last year.
- Having anticipated that the space for free expression would shrink once the BJP came to power, academics and activists on Saturday turned their ire on the corporate sector and non-resident Indians instead for orchestrating the BJP’s electoral victory in the Lok Sabha polls last year.
- It is set in the past.
- The BJP came to power last year.
- (Past tense) The BJP suppressed free expression.
- The academics and activists anticipated that and were angry.
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Having anticipated that the space for free expression would shrink once the BJP came to power, academics and activists on Saturday turned their ire on the corporate sector and non-resident Indians instead for orchestrating the BJP’s electoral victory in the Lok Sabha polls last year.
It is set in the past.
The BJP came to power last year. (Past tense)
The BJP su
It is set in the past.
The BJP came to power last year. (Past tense)
The BJP su
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