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Grammar

One sentence - 4 versions - Tenses :|

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001. This was not the first time that an artist had been rejected by the establishment...02br
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002. 00This has not been not the first time that an artist was rejected by the establishment...02br
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003. 00This has not the first time that an artist has been rejected by the establishment...02br
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004. 00This was not the first time that an artist has been rejected by the establishment...02br
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01or This is not the first time that an artist has been rejected by the establishment...02br
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0 hmm... could you explain why other options are wrong?02br
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00and what about this one: This was not the first time that an artist was rejected...0-
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01cite10Forum_mail12cite10what about this one: This was not the first time that an artist was rejected...12br
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10I think it's OK.02br
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00I'm not quite sure whether the other options are wrong. I just won't say those willingly. We have to wait to see how the native speakers o
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0Hi,02br
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00It's a little tricky to explain why these tenses don't always seem to fit together, but here are a few brief comments.02br
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01font001. This was not the first time that an artist had been rejected by the establishment...00 To me, this seems the best of the 4.02br
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