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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Is this sentence correct?

  • Ask them what they think is going on there.

Or should I use the tense shifting?

  • Ask them what they think was going on there.
  • Ask them what they thought was going on there.

It refers to the future.

  • I will ask them, "What do you think is going on there?"
  

Top answer

anonymous Ask them what they think is going on there. Correct. Whatever is going on is still going on as you speak.

— CalifJim

  • anonymous Ask them what they think is going on there.
  • Correct.
  • Whatever is going on is still going on as you speak.
  • anonymous Ask them what they think was going on there.
  • Correct.
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anonymousAsk them what they think is going on there.

Correct. Whatever is going on is still going on as you speak.

anonymousAsk them what they think was going on there.

Correct. Here, whatever was going on is in the past. You're asking for their present opinion of it.

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