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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Movie
The movie has been released for a couple months, but it didn't do too well at the box office. Or
The movie was released for a couple months, but it hasn't done too well at the box office.
Are these grammatically correct and useable?
The movie was released for a couple months, but it hasn't done too well at the box office.
Are these grammatically correct and useable?
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No, the tenses seem confused. The movie has been released for a couple months, but it isn't doing too well at the box office. -- It is still showing in the theatres.
- No, the tenses seem confused.
- The movie has been released for a couple months, but it isn't doing too well at the box office.
- -- It is still showing in the theatres.
- -- It is no longer showing in the theatres.
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No, the tenses seem confused.
The movie has been released for a couple months, but it isn't doing too well at the box office. -- It is still showing in the theatres.
The movie was released for a couple months, but it didn't do too well at the box office.-- It is no longer showing in the theatres.
The movie has been released for a couple months, but it isn't doing too well at the box office. -- It is still showing in the theatres.
The movie was released for a couple months, but it didn't do too well at the box office.-- It is no longer showing in the theatres.
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