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Hasibul Alam Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

I think it will be "Been' instead of "be"

Biden says ' if Trump acted sooner on coronavirus 'all the people would still be alive'
  

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Hasibul The first verb form should ideally be past perfect. When people are speaking or perhaps transcribing quotes, they frequently make small mistakes. ' if Trump (had) acted sooner on coronavirus 'all the people would still be alive (today).

  • Hasibul The first verb form should ideally be past perfect.
  • When people are speaking or perhaps transcribing quotes, they frequently make small mistakes.
  • ' if Trump (had) acted sooner on coronavirus 'all the people would still be alive (today).
  • An anonymous poster has made a comment, but it mainly espoused a strongly biased political opinion.
  • To keep the grammar forums free of inflammatory comments, I have moved it to the "Controversial Topics" forum.
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Hasibul

The first verb form should ideally be past perfect. When people are speaking or perhaps transcribing quotes, they frequently make small mistakes.

' if Trump (had) acted sooner on coronavirus 'all the people would still be alive (today).

An anonymous poster has made a comment, but it mainly espoused a strongly biased political opinion. T

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