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Anglista2008 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

It has turned out...

Howdy,

Which version of my sentence is the most correct one and why?

1. It has turned out that I haven't been that much close to you.
2. It turned out that I haven't been that much close to you.
3. It has turned out that I wasn't that much close to you.
4. It turned out that I wasn't that much close to you.

Thanks in advance for your explanation
  

Top answer

We'll have to address the latter part first: "that much close to you" doesn't work. I see three possibilities: It has turned out that I'm not very close to you. ) It has turned out that I wasn't very close to you.

— BarbaraPA

  • We'll have to address the latter part first: "that much close to you" doesn't work.
  • I see three possibilities: It has turned out that I'm not very close to you.
  • ) It has turned out that I wasn't very close to you.
  • ) I turned out that I wasn't very close to you.
  • )
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We'll have to address the latter part first: "that much close to you" doesn't work.

I see three possibilities:
It has turned out that I'm not very close to you. (Recent realization, but the relationship still exists.)
It has turned out that I wasn't very close to you. (Recent realization, but the relationship is in the past.)
I turned out that I wasn't very close to you. (Old
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