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Pleasehelp Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
CHP tickets
I told my mom she has gotten a ticket for not speaking English. OR
I told my mom she had gotten a ticket for not speaking English.
What's the difference between the two sentences? I know one is present perfect and the other past perfect but don't they essentially mean the same thing?
I told my mom she had gotten a ticket for not speaking English.
What's the difference between the two sentences? I know one is present perfect and the other past perfect but don't they essentially mean the same thing?
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Not exactly. In the first sentence, Mom got the ticket much more recently and probably still has it; in the second sentence, she got it longer ago and probably no longer has it.
- Not exactly.
- In the first sentence, Mom got the ticket much more recently and probably still has it; in the second sentence, she got it longer ago and probably no longer has it.
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Not exactly. In the first sentence, Mom got the ticket much more recently and probably still has it; in the second sentence, she got it longer ago and probably no longer has it.
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