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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Present or Past?
Hello, I'm wondering is the following sentence correct:
When my brother and I were kids, we used to quarrel often but now we have grown up and treat each other better.
Implying I am 15 years old, i. e. still in the process of growing.
When my brother and I were kids, we used to quarrel often but now we have grown up and treat each other better.
Implying I am 15 years old, i. e. still in the process of growing.
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Anonymous When my brother and I were kids, we used to quarrel often , but now we have grown up and treat each other better. This sentence is fine, but it says nothing about your present age.
- Anonymous When my brother and I were kids, we used to quarrel often , but now we have grown up and treat each other better.
- This sentence is fine, but it says nothing about your present age.
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AnonymousWhen my brother and I were kids, we used to quarrel often, but now we have grown up and treat each other better.This sentence is fine, but it says nothing about your present age.
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Thanks for your reply. A friend of mine offered another version of the same sentence, which is:
But I suppose the use of past tenses like this is
When we were children, we used to quarrel with each other a lot, but we had grown up and began to treat each other respectfully. |
But I suppose the use of past tenses like this is
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'Have grown up' = you are now grown up
'Had grown up' = you were grown up when something else happened in the past (not stated in your context, so this verb form is not appropriate. It has nothing directly to do with death or memories.
'Had grown up' = you were grown up when something else happened in the past (not stated in your context, so this verb form is not appropriate. It has nothing directly to do with death or memories.
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