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Rujin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Is something wrong here? please help me. ^_^

It was like yesterday when Tim was telling his corny jokes. Sometimes, I kind of forgot that he passed away a year ago.
  

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This is a more natural rendition of your informal sentences: It seems like just yesterday that Tim was telling his corny jokes. Sometimes, I kind of forget that he passed away a year ago.

— Mister Micawber

  • This is a more natural rendition of your informal sentences: It seems like just yesterday that Tim was telling his corny jokes.
  • Sometimes, I kind of forget that he passed away a year ago.
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This is a more natural rendition of your informal sentences:

It seems like just yesterday that Tim was telling his corny jokes. Sometimes, I kind of forget that he passed away a year ago.
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Thanks. Can you explain why should it be "forget" instead of "forgot"? I'm always confused about this part. Please. Emotion: crying
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Rujin. Can you explain why should it be "forget" instead of "forgot"?
Simply because the whole passage is set in the present.
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Thanks a lot. ^_^
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