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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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correct tenses & why
0 Hi Gurus, would you kindly tell me if these tenses are correct & why? 02 br
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00 While I was waiting in line, the woman ahead of me asked if I'd heard about the president's being shot. 01 i 01 b 00 (past progessive. Action in progress at specific past time & second action interrupted it.) 02 b 02 i 00 I told her she must be mistaken. 01 i 01 b 00 (simple present. 02 b 02 i 01 b 01 i 00 not sure why ??) 02 i 02 b 00 This is America, I said. 01 i 01 b 00 ( 02 b 00 simple present. 02 i 01 b 01 i 00 not sure why ??) 02 i 02 b 01 i 01 b 00 02 b 02 i 00 Such things have never happened here. 01 i 01 b 00 (simple past. action in the past) 02 b 02 i 02 br
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00 While I was waiting in line, the woman ahead of me asked if I'd heard about the president's being shot. 01 i 01 b 00 (past progessive. Action in progress at specific past time & second action interrupted it.) 02 b 02 i 00 I told her she must be mistaken. 01 i 01 b 00 (simple present. 02 b 02 i 01 b 01 i 00 not sure why ??) 02 i 02 b 00 This is America, I said. 01 i 01 b 00 ( 02 b 00 simple present. 02 i 01 b 01 i 00 not sure why ??) 02 i 02 b 01 i 01 b 00 02 b 02 i 00 Such things have never happened here. 01 i 01 b 00 (simple past. action in the past) 02 b 02 i 02 br
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02 font 02 br 02 br 00 While I was waiting in line, the woman ahead of me asked if I'd heard about the president's being shot. 01 i 01 b 00 (past progessive. 01 i 01 b 00 ( I think it should be simple past because of reported speech 02 b 02 i 01 b 01 i 00 ) 02 i 02 b 00 " This is America", I said.
- 02 font 02 br 02 br 00 While I was waiting in line, the woman ahead of me asked if I'd heard about the president's being shot.
- 01 i 01 b 00 (past progessive.
- 01 i 01 b 00 ( I think it should be simple past because of reported speech 02 b 02 i 01 b 01 i 00 ) 02 i 02 b 00 " This is America", I said.
- 01 i 01 b 00 ( 02 b 00 simple present.
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0 01 font 00 Hi, 02 br
00 Im not a guru here, but I still would like to join you in this. 02 font 02 br
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00 While I was waiting in line, the woman ahead of me asked if I'd heard about the president's being shot. 01 i 01 b 00 (past progessive. Action in progress at specific past time & second action interrupted it.) 0
00 Im not a guru here, but I still would like to join you in this. 02 font 02 br
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00 While I was waiting in line, the woman ahead of me asked if I'd heard about the president's being shot. 01 i 01 b 00 (past progessive. Action in progress at specific past time & second action interrupted it.) 0
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