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Mbouti Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

takes/took

Dear members

The man I talked on the street ( takes/took) good care of my dog.

Are they on the bracket o.k to usable?

Thanks

mbouti
  

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mbouti The man I talked with on the street ( takes/took) good care of my dog. Both are possible, but you need a preposition with talked. CB

  • mbouti The man I talked with on the street ( takes/took) good care of my dog.
  • Both are possible, but you need a preposition with talked.
  • CB
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mboutiThe man I talked with on the street ( takes/took) good care of my dog.
Both are possible, but you need a preposition with talked.

CB
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"Takes" means you employ the dog sitter as a general rule.

"Took" means a specific time when you employed him.

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