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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Present or past tense?
Hi,
Wondering if the following tenses are correct:
1. I have tested the program and found the problem still occurs.
2. Found the words still resonate today.
Wondering if the following tenses are correct:
1. I have tested the program and found the problem still occurs.
2. Found the words still resonate today.
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Yes, those are OK-- as long as the 'occurring' and the 'resonating' still exist at the moment of speaking, the present tense may still be used. )
- Yes, those are OK-- as long as the 'occurring' and the 'resonating' still exist at the moment of speaking, the present tense may still be used.
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Yes, those are OK-- as long as the 'occurring' and the 'resonating' still exist at the moment of speaking, the present tense may still be used. (I would use 'found that', however.)
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Thanks, that clarifies. Is there a reason for using 'found that'?
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Using 'that' here just makes it clearer that a clause is coming-- not that the writer simply e.g. 'found the words' (as, in a dictionary).
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