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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

past perfect

Hello teacher

shall I write

He wrote that he did not find the time to do it yet but was going to do it .
He wrote that he had not found the time to do it yet but was going to do it.
I think sentence 2 means he was going to do it so may be it would be better to write
He wrote that he had not found the time to do it yet.

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Anonymous it would be better to write He wrote that he had not found the time to do it yet. Yes.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous it would be better to write He wrote that he had not found the time to do it yet.
  • Yes.
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Anonymous it would be better to write He wrote that he had not found the time to do it yet.
Yes.
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Hello

Thanks for answering .
Is sentence one correct
He wrote that he did not find the time to do it yet but was going to do it .
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AnonymousIs sentence one correctHe wrote that he did not find the time to do it yet but was going to do it .
No.
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and without yet

he wrote he did not have the time to do it but was going to do it.

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Anonymousand without yethe wrote he did not have the time to do it but was going to do it.
No.
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why? Could you let me know please
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Oh, it is OK as a sentence, but it is wrong for the original idea, which requires past perfect to show that he was unable earlier to find the time.
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