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Pructus Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Exclamations
We can say like this in some exclamations...
1. Well, if it isn't the manager himself! <— When it was actually the manager himself...
2. Why, if it isn't Jane! <— When it was actually Jane...
In either case, can’t we say, in the past form, when the situation happened in the past?
Like, “Well, if it wasn't the manager himself!”?
wasn’t instead of isn’t....
1. Well, if it isn't the manager himself! <— When it was actually the manager himself...
2. Why, if it isn't Jane! <— When it was actually Jane...
In either case, can’t we say, in the past form, when the situation happened in the past?
Like, “Well, if it wasn't the manager himself!”?
wasn’t instead of isn’t....
Top answer
Yes, as part of a story you are telling about events that happened in the past. So there I was, sitting at my desk, when all of a sudden someone tapped me on the shoulder. Well, if it wasn't the manager himself!
- Yes, as part of a story you are telling about events that happened in the past.
- So there I was, sitting at my desk, when all of a sudden someone tapped me on the shoulder.
- Well, if it wasn't the manager himself!
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Yes, as part of a story you are telling about events that happened in the past.
So there I was, sitting at my desk, when all of a sudden someone tapped me on the shoulder. Well, if it wasn't the manager himself!
So there I was, sitting at my desk, when all of a sudden someone tapped me on the shoulder. Well, if it wasn't the manager himself!
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