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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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have been and were
confused with these verb sentences...need back up
Initial readings were taken from Cam 1 to Cam 10 before the combustion. or
Initial readings have been taken from Cam 1 to Cam 10 before the combustion.
im writing invoice to a company and these usage of have been and were makes me uncertain. thanks
Initial readings were taken from Cam 1 to Cam 10 before the combustion. or
Initial readings have been taken from Cam 1 to Cam 10 before the combustion.
im writing invoice to a company and these usage of have been and were makes me uncertain. thanks
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need back up Initial readings were taken from Cam 1 to Cam 10 before the combustion. or Initial readings have been taken from Cam 1 to Cam 10 before the combustion. im writing invoice to a company and these usage of have been and were makes me uncertain You are talking about a simple event that happened before a point in the past.
- need back up Initial readings were taken from Cam 1 to Cam 10 before the combustion.
- or Initial readings have been taken from Cam 1 to Cam 10 before the combustion.
- im writing invoice to a company and these usage of have been and were makes me uncertain You are talking about a simple event that happened before a point in the past.
- The sequence of events is clear, becsuse of the word ,before'.
- So, just use Simple Past.
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Hi,
confused with these verb sentences...need back up
Initial readings were taken from Cam 1 to Cam 10 before the combustion. or
Initial readings have been taken from Cam 1 to Cam 10 before the combustion.
im writing invoice to a company and these usage of have been and were makes me uncertain
confused with these verb sentences...need back up
Initial readings were taken from Cam 1 to Cam 10 before the combustion. or
Initial readings have been taken from Cam 1 to Cam 10 before the combustion.
im writing invoice to a company and these usage of have been and were makes me uncertain
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