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Joe2012 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Regarding the past tense and the use of a word.

Sentence: "If they had any case or proof against him after so many investigations they would have register(ed) an FIR against him by now"

My question: Should the word register in the sentence be in the form of past tense ? And does the word by now has been used correctly in the sentence ?

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Top answer

"By now" is correctly used. The past participle "registered" is required with this tense. " vs.

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  • "By now" is correctly used.
  • The past participle "registered" is required with this tense.
  • " vs.
  • ") And does the word by now has been used correctly in the sentence ?
  • And has the phrase "by now" been used correctly in the sentence?
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"By now" is correctly used.

The past participle "registered" is required with this tense.
(It's true that the past participle and the simple past tense usually have the same form, but not always.) (Eg., "He would have gone home by now." vs. "He went home.")

And does the word by now has been used c
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"And has the phrase "by now" been used correctly in the sentence?"

Thanks Avangi for answering. I was also not sure about using does, was confused between has and is but don't know what transpired in my mind that I decided to choose does! My basics are still not clear guess. Need to work on them constantly.
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You could also say, "And does the phrase by now seem to be correctly used?"

"And is the phrase by now correct in my sentence?"
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