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Hrsanei Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Correct Tense

Hi.

Which is the right tense to use in the follwing questions.

My favorite white T-shirt turned pink. It ---------------with my daughter's red sweater.

1. Has been washed 2. had been washed 3. was washed 4. was being washed

Could you explain the reason?

Thanks
  

Top answer

Since your T-shirt was already pink before you began to talk it has to be a past tense. If you are making two separate statements " was washed" is to be used . This is a Past Simple Passive and it is used to describe a simple fact about the past.

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  • Since your T-shirt was already pink before you began to talk it has to be a past tense.
  • If you are making two separate statements " was washed" is to be used .
  • This is a Past Simple Passive and it is used to describe a simple fact about the past.
  • If you put those 2 sentences together you can use passive voice of the Past Perfect "My favorite t-shirt turned pink after it had been washed with my daughter's red sweater".
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Since your T-shirt was already pink before you began to talk it has to be a past tense.

If you are making two separate statements "was washed" is to be used. This is a Past Simple Passive and it is used to describe a simple fact about the past.

If you put those 2 sentences together you can use passive voice of the Past Perfect "My favorite t-shirt turned pink afte
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I'd have difficulty telling someone the past perfect could not be used as well as the simple past.
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Thanks for your responses.
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