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Scully Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Matching Verb Tenses

Should the verb tenses in this sentence match?

I looked through your homework assignment, and it looks fine.

or

I looked through your homework assignment, and it looked fine.
  

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Scully Should the verb tenses in this sentence match? There is no requirement for those tenses to match. No.

— CalifJim

  • Scully Should the verb tenses in this sentence match?
  • There is no requirement for those tenses to match.
  • No.
  • You can say it either way.
  • Both ways are correct.
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ScullyShould the verb tenses in this sentence match?
There is no requirement for those tenses to match. No.

You can say it either way. Both ways are correct.

The first gives the impression that the assignment is present before the speaker, that he is holding it or pointing to it.

The second gives the impression that the assignment
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