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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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0Our agreement was I give you my car, which I did, and you will help me paint my new house. Now it sounds like you don't plan to hold up your end of the bargain.02br
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00Are there any mistakes?02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Our agreement was I give you my car, which I did, and you will help me paint my new house. 02br 02br 00Our agreement was I would give you my car, which I did, and you would help me paint my new house. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Our agreement was I give you my car, which I did, and you will help me paint my new house.
  • 02br 02br 00Our agreement was I would give you my car, which I did, and you would help me paint my new house.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Our agreement was I give you my car, which I did, and you will help me paint my new house. Now it sounds like you don't plan to hold up your end of the bargain.02font02br
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01font00Are there any mistakes?02font02br
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00Say it this way.
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0Thanks, Clive. I knew the correct choice of tense but I posted my version to see if it was acceptable. Clearly not. 0-
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0Hi,02br
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00You could also say 02br
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01font00Our agreement was I give you my car and you help me paint my new house. Now it sounds like you don't plan to hold up your end of the bargain.02font02br
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00However, this sounds like neither of you did anything yet.02br
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0 It doesn't sound right to me unless it has 01i00that02i00.02br
01i00Our agreement was 01b00that02b00 I ...02i02br
00Compare: 01i00???The reason is I was late. ???The difference was he had broken his leg. ???The mistake was I left out a comma.02i02br
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00These see
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1font00Our agreement 01i00is02i00 I give you my car and you help me paint my new house. Now it sounds like you don't plan to hold up your end of the bargain02font02br
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01font00'is' sounds OK to me too. It makes it a statement rather than a reference to the past. Do you agree?02font
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Our agreement 01i00is02i00 I give you my car and you help me paint my new house. Now it sounds like you don't plan to hold up your end of the bargain02font02br
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01font00'is' sounds OK to me too. It makes it a statement rather than a reference to
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