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PreciousJones Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Is/was
Please tell me what each sentence means:
What you're saying right now is exactly what I was trying to do. And
What you're saying right now was exactly what I was trying to do.
Could these sentences mean the same thing = What she is saying is what he was trying to do? With or without the backshifting?
Thank you!
What you're saying right now is exactly what I was trying to do. And
What you're saying right now was exactly what I was trying to do.
Could these sentences mean the same thing = What she is saying is what he was trying to do? With or without the backshifting?
Thank you!
Top answer
They probably mean the same thing: notice that you have used 'was trying to do' in both sentences.
- They probably mean the same thing: notice that you have used 'was trying to do' in both sentences.
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They probably mean the same thing: notice that you have used 'was trying to do' in both sentences.
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But this would be wrong:
What you're saying right now was exactly what I'm trying to do.
What you're saying right now was exactly what I'm trying to do.
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