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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

drive past

Can I say,

The policeman is stopping the man who drives past the red traffic light now.
  

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Hi, 'Drives' does not seem like a good tense to choose. What's the sequence of events? Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, 'Drives' does not seem like a good tense to choose.
  • What's the sequence of events?
  • Clive
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Hi,
'Drives' does not seem like a good tense to choose. What's the sequence of events?
Clive
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How do I correct it? The sentence got two events happened together.
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Vincent TeoHow do I correct it? The sentence got two events happened together.

The sentence has two events, but one happened before the other. [Hint: does the word just come to mind here?]
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