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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?02br
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00While I was waiting in line, the woman ahead of me asked if I'd heard about the president's being shot. 01i01b00(past progessive. Action in progress at specific past time & second action interrupted it.)02b02i00 I told her she must be mistaken.01i01b00 (simple present. 02b02i01b01i00not sure why ??) 02i02b00 This is America, I said. 01i01b00(02b00simple present. 02i01b01i00not sure why ??) 02i02b01i01b00 02b02i00Such things have never happened here. 01i01b00(simple past. action in the past)02b02i02br
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02font 02br 02br 00While I was waiting in line, the woman ahead of me asked if I'd heard about the president's being shot. 01i 01b 00(past progessive. 01i 01b 00 ( I think it should be simple past because of reported speech02b 02i 01b 01i 00) 02i 02b 00" This is America", I said.

  • 02font 02br 02br 00While I was waiting in line, the woman ahead of me asked if I'd heard about the president's being shot.
  • 01i 01b 00(past progessive.
  • 01i 01b 00 ( I think it should be simple past because of reported speech02b 02i 01b 01i 00) 02i 02b 00" This is America", I said.
  • 01i 01b 00(02b 00simple present.
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0 01font00Hi, 02br
00Im not a guru here, but I still would like to join you in this.02font
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00While I was waiting in line, the woman ahead of me asked if I'd heard about the president's being shot. 01i01b00(past progessive. Action in progress at specific past time & second action interrupted it.)0
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0 Thanks, so the rest is correct then?0-
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0 01font00I think so. 05002br
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