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PreciousJones Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

I was

I was wondering if you had seen the files or not?

OR

I was wondering if you have seen the files or not?

Which one is useable? Are the both correct?

Thanks!
  

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Both are used. The past continuous is often used before either the present perfect or the past perfect. Technically, one might argue for 'I am wondering if you have seen' vs.

— Philip

  • Both are used.
  • The past continuous is often used before either the present perfect or the past perfect.
  • Technically, one might argue for 'I am wondering if you have seen' vs.
  • 'I was wondering if you had seen' just to keep the sequence of tenses correct.
  • But it's not worth the debate, as far as I'm concerned.
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Both are used. The past continuous is often used before either the present perfect or the past perfect. Technically, one might argue for 'I am wondering if you have seen' vs. 'I was wondering if you had seen' just to keep the sequence of tenses correct. But it's not worth the debate, as far as I'm concerned.
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