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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

notice/noticed

0X's post02br
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00 "She are single."02br
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00My post:02br
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00"I 01font00noticed/notice02font00 that you have made a grammatical mistake in your post. "02br
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00Which is the correct tense, past or present?0-
  

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0In my opinion, the tense of that statement depends upon the context of the rest of the message. "02br 02br 00-Andrew0-

— The17pointscale

  • 0In my opinion, the tense of that statement depends upon the context of the rest of the message.
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0In my opinion, the tense of that statement depends upon the context of the rest of the message. It could be present tense (e.g., "Hmmm...now that I examine your message more closely, I 01font00notice 02font00that you....") or past tense (e.g., "As I was reading your message, I 01font00noticed 02font00that.
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0 01i00I 01b00notice02b00 that you 01b00have02b00 made a ... mistake...02i00 is the more consistent with regard to tenses.02br
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00 In the past, for example, if you retell the story to a friend later,02br
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01i00I 01b00noticed02b00 that he 01b
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0 Thank you, everyone. 0-
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