0
Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Come/came?

Hi.
which is correct here?come or came?

For instance, consider a situation in which a husband comes home very late and told her wife who believes [in] him a lot that he was working, but the woman understand he lied to her when she met his colleague in the supermarket the next day.

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

You must be consistent: For instance, consider a situation in which a husband comes home very late and tells his wife who believes him when he says that he was working, but the woman discovers he lied to her when she meets his colleague in the supermarket the next day. For instance, consider a situation in which a husband came home very late and told his wife who believed him when he said that he was working, but the woman discovered he had lied to her when she met his colleague in the supermarket the next day.

— Mister Micawber

  • You must be consistent: For instance, consider a situation in which a husband comes home very late and tells his wife who believes him when he says that he was working, but the woman discovers he lied to her when she meets his colleague in the supermarket the next day.
  • For instance, consider a situation in which a husband came home very late and told his wife who believed him when he said that he was working, but the woman discovered he had lied to her when she met his colleague in the supermarket the next day.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

10 Answers
0
You must be consistent:

For instance, consider a situation in which a husband comes home very late and tells his wife who believes him when he says that he was working, but the woman discovers he lied to her when she meets his colleague in the supermarket the next day.

For instance, consider a situation in which a husband
0
0
you mean that both the simple past andf the simple present is correct?
0
0
I like the present better, but both are OK. You must be consistent, however. Your original was a mess.
0
0
Why exactly have you used 'when' instead of 'that in line 2?
0
0
The structure was flawed as it stood, and I made an arbitrary choice. You may use either of these:

who believes him when he says that he was working = who believes that he was working,
0
0
Compare your original with what I have written: the difference is the flaw.
0
0
Why was it necessary to change that 'that'?
0
0
The grammar structure was unclear.
0
0
But' when'means at the time that, isn't it?
0

Related Questions