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Filha Da Pika Posted 19 years ago
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00Would you tell me if the following sentence is correct?02br
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00"Something00 went wrong with the building's ventilation system, which is why it was so hot in the office yesterday."02br
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00How about this one?02br
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00"Something00 is wrong with the building's ventilation system, which is why it was so hot in the office yesterday."02br
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00Thank you in advance,0-
  

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0Both are correct.02br
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01u00Went02u00 stresses a recent breakdown or change in the system, while 01u00is02u00 just shows that there is a problem, which may have existed for an unknown amount of time.0-
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01cite10Filha Da Pika12cite10Hello,12br
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10Would you tell me if the following sentence is correct?12br
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10"10Something10 went wrong with10 the building's ventilation system, which is why it was so hot in the office yesterday."12br
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10How about this one?1
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0 With the "is wrong" sentence, I would expect that it will be hot in the office today as well, since they have obviously not gotten it fixed yet. 0-
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0 Yeah, what's that called the "aorist" tense or something??02br
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00Regards0-
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0Thank you very much for you all.02br
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00It really helps!02br
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00Regards,02br
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00Filha da Pika0-
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