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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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can u please check thise sentences.

0Do I use correct tense of verb that is placed in the brackets?If not, why?02br
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00Last Friday I was walking(went) to work when I saw(to see) an old friend I have not seen(not/see) for a long time.02br
00I threw(throw) my arms around him. He stared(to stare) at me with an open mouth. To my horror I have realized(to realize) I mistook him for my friend.0-
  

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02br 02span 01span 00Ithrew (throw) my arms around him. He stared (to stare) at me with an openmouth. 02span 02br 02br 00-----------02br 02br 00* What's the correct verb here?

— Tanit

  • 02br 02span 01span 00Ithrew (throw) my arms around him.
  • He stared (to stare) at me with an openmouth.
  • 02span 02br 02br 00-----------02br 02br 00* What's the correct verb here?
  • You put "01i 00went02i 00" in brackets (where there should be an infinitive form) and "01i 00walk02i 00" outside.
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00This is my take.02br
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01span00Last Friday I was walking (went)* to work when I saw (to see) an old friend I 02span01del00have not seen02del01span00 01b00had not seen02b00 (not/see) for a long time.02br
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Do I use correct tense of verb that is placed in the brackets?If not, why? Here it is : 12br
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10Last Friday I was walking 11del10(went)12del10 11b10(to walk)12b10 to work when I saw (to see) an old friend I have not seen (not / 11b10t
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01cite10Avangi12cite10Edit. Tanit's .... Also, as 11b10he12b10 pointed out ...12br
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10I'm a "she" 050010id1
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0I'm delighted. Not only are the Forums ageless,02br
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00Must have been Socrates who threw me.0-
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0One more aside:02br
00I'd also prefer the past perfect in the last sentence: 02br
00"To my horror, I realized I 01b00had mistaken02b00 a stranger for my friend"0-
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0>Do I use correct tense of verb that is placed in the brackets?02br
01b00 Did02b00 I use the correct tense 01b00for the verb placed02b00 in the brackets?0-
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01cite10Yankee12cite10One more aside:12br
10I'd also prefer the past perfect in the last sentence: 12br
10"To my horror, I realized I 11b10had mistaken12b10 a stranger for my friend"12br
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10Me too, but I thought it was part of the given text (it was not follo
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