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Hi there,Could you please check for me if I am correct in these sentences ?I can see it causes / causing problem. (Both are correct)?I own / owned this car and always parked in my spot. (Both own and owned are correct?)I own / owned this shop and operated myself. (Both own and owned are correct?)Cheers

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John AkiI can see it causes / causing problem. (Both are correct)?

I can see (that) it causes a problem. -- This is talking about a general existing situation.

I can see it causing a problem. -- This is talking about an expected future situation, or (less common) talking about something that is happening right now, in front of your eyes

John AkiI own / owned this car and always parked in my spot. (Both own and owned are correct?)

Grammatically, yes.

"owned" would normally imply that you no longer own the car, while "this" implies closeness to the speaker, and would be more usual with "own". Of course, "owned this car" is possible in some circumstance, e.g. you are standing next to a car that you used to own. (It is also possible in a separate colloquial sense where "this" means "some".)

"own ... parked" doesn't seem a tremendously likely combination to need to say, but in the right context it is of course possible.

John AkiI own / owned this shop and operated it myself. (Both own and owned are correct?)

"owned ... operated" is OK; again, "owned" normally implies that you no longer own it.

"own ... operated" is grammatical but overall seems lacking in information. Normally one would say e.g. "I own this shop. I used to operate it myself, but now my daughter runs it."

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