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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Printed text in unnecessary past past tense use
Hi. What would you say if something in print text has what someone might categorize as the use of an unnecessary past perfect tense use?
He realized it had just been/was a foolish thought. -- I think the past tense is clear enough.
When they heard the he had spoken/spoke, they couldn't believe it. -- I think the past tense is clear here too.
He realized it had just been/was a foolish thought. -- I think the past tense is clear enough.
When they heard the he had spoken/spoke, they couldn't believe it. -- I think the past tense is clear here too.
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Anonymous Hi. What would you say if something in print text has what someone might categorize as the use of an unnecessary past perfect tense use? He realized it had just been/was a foolish thought.
- Anonymous Hi.
- What would you say if something in print text has what someone might categorize as the use of an unnecessary past perfect tense use?
- He realized it had just been/was a foolish thought.
- -- I think the past tense is clear enough.
- You could use either.
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AnonymousHi. What would you say if something in print text has what someone might categorize as the use of an unnecessary past perfect tense use?
He realized it had just been/was a foolish thought. -- I think the past tense is clear enough. You could use either. It depends when he had the thought, relative to realizing that it was a foolish one.
When th
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