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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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past simple for an even that existed before my birth
Is it correct to say There was a time when money didn't exist? I'm talking about time when I haven't been born so is it correct to use the past simple tense or I should use something different like: There have been a time when money didn't exist? Thank you!
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There was a time when money didn't exist is fine. Your birth really doesn't figure into it. "There have been a time" is wrong because a time is singular and There have is plural.
- There was a time when money didn't exist is fine.
- Your birth really doesn't figure into it.
- "There have been a time" is wrong because a time is singular and There have is plural.
- " to refer to repeated periods in the past.
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There was a time when money didn't exist is fine. Your birth really doesn't figure into it.
"There have been a time" is wrong because a time is singular and There have is plural. You can say "There have been times when..." to refer to repeated periods in the past.
"There have been a time" is wrong because a time is singular and There have is plural. You can say "There have been times when..." to refer to repeated periods in the past.
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