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Kit Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Present or Past tense

Hi all,

Could you please correct my tenses?

A: 1 + 1 = 11
B: You *** ("were" possible here?) wrong.

A: She told me you had asked her out.
B: She *** ("is" possible here?) wrong.

A: She thinks you're too quiet.
B: She "is" ("was" possible here?) wrong.

Thanks.

Kit
  

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Should you combine these A+B sentences, the best way is to use the same tense. When you use the present tense in sentence A, use it as wel in B. So then the best way, I think, to put it is like this: She told me you had asked her out, but she was wrong.

— Vince

  • Should you combine these A+B sentences, the best way is to use the same tense.
  • When you use the present tense in sentence A, use it as wel in B.
  • So then the best way, I think, to put it is like this: She told me you had asked her out, but she was wrong.
  • She thinks you're too quiet, but she's wrong.
  • I'm not really sure about the first sentence, but I think you can say you are wrong as well as you were wrong .
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Should you combine these A+B sentences, the best way is to use the same tense. When you use the present tense in sentence A, use it as wel in B.

So then the best way, I think, to put it is like this:
She told me you had asked her out, but she was wrong.
She thinks you're too quiet, but she's wrong.

I'm not really sure about the first sentence, but I think you can say
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Hi Vince,

Sorry, I didn't mention in my previous post that A and B represent two entities having a conversation face-to-face or on a forum.

Thanks.

Kit
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Then I'd still use the same rule: same tense in both sentences.
If sentence A uses the present tense, then let B be in the present tense too.
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Thank you for your comments, Vince. I share the same thought as you.Emotion: smile

I came across someone using past tense like the exampl
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