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Perfect Stranger Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Grammar question no. 70
Dear All,
If the situation is as follows, what tense selection would be best?
A person is in hospital. One day she passes away. It was actually known that she didn't have much time left.
Should we say:
My good friend has passed away. Yesterday at 4 of Canadian time. I have been/I had been prepared for the worst news because the doctors have/had been saying she hadn't had/didn't have much time left.
Thank you
If the situation is as follows, what tense selection would be best?
A person is in hospital. One day she passes away. It was actually known that she didn't have much time left.
Should we say:
My good friend has passed away. Yesterday at 4 of Canadian time. I have been/I had been prepared for the worst news because the doctors have/had been saying she hadn't had/didn't have much time left.
Thank you
Top answer
My good friend passed away yesterday at 4 pm Canadian time. I was prepared for the worst because the doctors had been saying she didn't have much time left.
- My good friend passed away yesterday at 4 pm Canadian time.
- I was prepared for the worst because the doctors had been saying she didn't have much time left.
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My good friend passed away yesterday at 4 pm Canadian time. I was prepared for the worst because the doctors had been saying she didn't have much time left.
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