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Silak12 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

I needed vs need

Hi, everyone.

Could you tell me whether there is any difference in meaning between the two sentences? Are they interchangeable in the same scenario?

Now we have everything we needed. Lets get to work.

Now we have everything we need. Lets get to work.

Thanks!

  

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silak12 Now we have everything we needed. Lets get to work. = Now we have everything of which we were previously in need.

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  • silak12 Now we have everything we needed.
  • Lets get to work.
  • = Now we have everything of which we were previously in need.
  • Let's get to work.
  • silak12 Now we have everything we need.
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silak12Now we have everything we needed. Lets get to work.

= Now we have everything of which we were previously in need. Let's get to work.

silak12Now we have everything we need. Lets get to work.

= Now, we are in need of nothing. Let's get to work.


They do not quite mean the same thing. The first one sa

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