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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Correct past tense here?

Sentence: When China should have been focusing on democratic reforms in 70s, they choose only economic reforms instead.

Question: Is it correct to use should have been in the sentence or should be will be correct.

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'Should have been' is correct, but 'choose' should be 'chose' - assuming you are not using a historic present narrative.

— Fivejedjon

  • 'Should have been' is correct, but 'choose' should be 'chose' - assuming you are not using a historic present narrative.
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'Should have been' is correct, but 'choose' should be 'chose' - assuming you are not using a historic present narrative.
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fivejedjon@Should have been' is correct, but 'choose' should be 'chose' - assuming you are not using a historic present narrative.
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