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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Make sure + verb tense
hi ! I have 2 questions, here they are :
1/I was watching friends and in the episode, ross is buying a couch with rachel and he says to the salesman : "I want to make sure I bought the right couch"
Why does he use a past tense? why not say "I want to make sure I buy/I'm buying the right couch" ?
2/ which one is correct ?
she sits in the back of the classroom or she sits at the back of the classroom
thank you for your help!
1/I was watching friends and in the episode, ross is buying a couch with rachel and he says to the salesman : "I want to make sure I bought the right couch"
Why does he use a past tense? why not say "I want to make sure I buy/I'm buying the right couch" ?
2/ which one is correct ?
she sits in the back of the classroom or she sits at the back of the classroom
thank you for your help!
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Hi, I have 2 questions, here they are : 1/I was watching friends and in the episode, ross is buying a couch with rachel and he says to the salesman : "I want to make sure I bought the right couch" Why does he use a past tense? why not say "I want to make sure I buy/I'm buying the right couch" ? He could say what you suggest, but what he is thinking here is that he wants to feel sure at a future point (ie after he buys it) that he bought the right one.
- Hi, I have 2 questions, here they are : 1/I was watching friends and in the episode, ross is buying a couch with rachel and he says to the salesman : "I want to make sure I bought the right couch" Why does he use a past tense?
- why not say "I want to make sure I buy/I'm buying the right couch" ?
- He could say what you suggest, but what he is thinking here is that he wants to feel sure at a future point (ie after he buys it) that he bought the right one.
- 2/ which one is correct ?
- she sits in the back of the classroom or she sits at the back of the classroom People say it both ways.
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Hi,
I have 2 questions, here they are :
1/I was watching friends and in the episode, ross is buying a couch with rachel and he says to the salesman : "I want to make sure I bought the right couch"
Why does he use a past tense? why not say "I want to make sure I buy/I'm buying the righ
I have 2 questions, here they are :
1/I was watching friends and in the episode, ross is buying a couch with rachel and he says to the salesman : "I want to make sure I bought the right couch"
Why does he use a past tense? why not say "I want to make sure I buy/I'm buying the righ
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thank you so much!
now that I think of it, it really seems simple (of course now that I've been given explanations!ahah)
now that I think of it, it really seems simple (of course now that I've been given explanations!ahah)
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