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Amiramim Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

HI

A:" what are you doing here ?"
B;"she tells me to put on the heater" or "She is telling me to put on the heater '' ????
THANKS
  

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Without more context, I think it should be past tense: She told me to turn on the heater.

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  • Without more context, I think it should be past tense: She told me to turn on the heater.
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Without more context, I think it should be past tense:

She told me to turn on the heater.
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Thank you a lot
Should I use the past tense even if the action has just happened ?
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In this situation, the past tense is the most likely, in my opinion, though the present perfect is possible.
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