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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Need help with a grammar question

This has been bugging me for awhile. I'm trying to write a story in the past tense, but sometimes I get my tenses confused.

Can someone tell me the difference between:

I just realized I've hardly touched the book

and

I just realize I hardly touched the book.

When writing a story in the past tense, when do you use has/had/have.

Thanks!
  

Top answer

I realized I had hardly touched the book. You're in the past, and referring to something further back in the past, so use the past perfect.

— BarbaraPA

  • I realized I had hardly touched the book.
  • You're in the past, and referring to something further back in the past, so use the past perfect.
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I realized I had hardly touched the book.
You're in the past, and referring to something further back in the past, so use the past perfect.
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Thanks. But if i was speaking in present tense, would it be..

I've just enrolled into your class

or

I just enrolled into your class
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With "just" I'd be more likely to use the first version.
Your original question was telling a story in the past, though, wasn't it? This is just a new question?
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