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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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pays/paid his rent

0A man has been arrested for sexual abuse and police are interviewing his neighbors and landlord. The landlord says, "He seemed like a nice guy with a great sense of humor and always [pays/paid] his rent"02br
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00Are both tenses possible?02br
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0 As the landlord says "seemed", I would expect "paid".0-
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0I agree with Feebs, it should be paid0-
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0Thanks Feebs.02br
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00Would it be natural for the landlord to say, "I know him pretty well. He's a nice guy and always 01b00pays02b00 his rent. I can't believe this"?0-
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0 That's OK too. 0-
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0Thanks Feebs and MH. I think I feel the difference now. Thanks!0-
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