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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Should I use HAD or WAS?
Just a couple of weeks ago, she was living a normal life with her mother and sister.Now, she had no one left.
Is that ok for past tense, or would "Had been" be a better subsitute for was?
Is that ok for past tense, or would "Had been" be a better subsitute for was?
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If your speaking point is the present: she was living -- now she has. If your speaking point is the past: she had been living -- then she had.
- If your speaking point is the present: she was living -- now she has.
- If your speaking point is the past: she had been living -- then she had.
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If your speaking point is the present: she was living -- now she has.
If your speaking point is the past: she had been living -- then she had.
If your speaking point is the past: she had been living -- then she had.
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