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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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changing tenses-any restrictions?

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00Would you say this kind of free tense changing is good and correct?02br
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00Martin has been living with XXX for 25 years, working hard as a mother of three. Medication allows her to ... Martin 01u00had given02u00 birth to twins who were immediately given the 3-shot vaccine series for ...02br
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00Why not just 'gave'? Is this decision to change free-wheeling (is this the right word?)?? What are some guidelines for tense change?0-
  

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02br 02br 00Tense applies to the timing and duration of the action and its relation to other actions. 0-

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  • 02br 02br 00Tense applies to the timing and duration of the action and its relation to other actions.
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00I don't think that 'free-wheeling' is the right register for verb choice in language use, generally.02br
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00Tense applies to the timing and duration of the action and its relation to other actions. I cannot judge the appropriateness of the past perfect in your example without more context.0-
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0Thank you.02br
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00I will try to make up a scenario and please tell me if this use of a past perfect is appropriate.02br
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00Two people talking or the story aobut Jane has been used in print to have people talk about this disease: 02br
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00Jane has been living with her disease. The medicine she takes helps her to function so
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0Hi,02br
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00I don't see any reason to use Past Perfect in the above example.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Why not just 'gave'? Is this decision to change 11font11del10free-wheeling (is this the right word?)??12del10 arbitrary?12font10 What are some guidelines for tense change?12blockquote
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