I gradually incorporated x I have gradually incorporated
Hello. Which one of the following two sentences is correct or more natural? I am struggling with tenses when telling stories. Thank you.
Later, I gradually incorporated his teachings in my life, becoming a new person.
Later, I have gradually incorporated his teachings in my life, becoming a new person.
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If this happened a fairly long time ago, and that's when you became a new person as the result of incorporating his teachings, use the first one. If you became a new person very recently as the result of incorporating his teachings, use the second one. CJ
- If this happened a fairly long time ago, and that's when you became a new person as the result of incorporating his teachings, use the first one.
- If you became a new person very recently as the result of incorporating his teachings, use the second one.
- CJ
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If this happened a fairly long time ago, and that's when you became a new person as the result of incorporating his teachings, use the first one.
If you became a new person very recently as the result of incorporating his teachings, use the second one.
CJ
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