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Rotter Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Talk or talked
I want to write the following in an email to a friend.
1.I talked to Peter's wife.
2.She said you talk to her often.
3.I believe you talk to her via Microsoft Messenger.
Is the second sentence fine?
It may be ' She said you talked to her often'.
I am not sure.
1.I talked to Peter's wife.
2.She said you talk to her often.
3.I believe you talk to her via Microsoft Messenger.
Is the second sentence fine?
It may be ' She said you talked to her often'.
I am not sure.
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Hi, I want to write the following in an email to a friend. I talked to Peter's wife. She said you talk to her often.
- Hi, I want to write the following in an email to a friend.
- I talked to Peter's wife.
- She said you talk to her often.
- I believe you talk to her via Microsoft Messenger.
- Is the second sentence fine?
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Hi,
I want to write the following in an email to a friend.
1.I talked to Peter's wife.
2.She said you talk to her often.
3.I believe you talk to her via Microsoft Messenger.
Is the second sentence fine? Yes, all 3 use correct grammar.
It may be ' She said you talked to her often'.
'She s
I want to write the following in an email to a friend.
1.I talked to Peter's wife.
2.She said you talk to her often.
3.I believe you talk to her via Microsoft Messenger.
Is the second sentence fine? Yes, all 3 use correct grammar.
It may be ' She said you talked to her often'.
'She s
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Thanks Clive
I am talking about a habit.
So it should be 'She said you talk to her often'.
When you write a sentence you should maintain the same sentence.
So I thought it should be 'She said you talked to her often'.
He said he will go to the USA. --> Wrong
He said he would go to the USA. --> Correct
I am talking about a habit.
So it should be 'She said you talk to her often'.
When you write a sentence you should maintain the same sentence.
So I thought it should be 'She said you talked to her often'.
He said he will go to the USA. --> Wrong
He said he would go to the USA. --> Correct
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>When you write a sentence you should maintain the same sentence
I think you mean tense, not sentence.
2.She said you talk/talked to her often.
Talk is tolerated in this context. It makes the reader feel the power of the present, even in a past context, or it makes him feel that the habit still conti
I think you mean tense, not sentence.
2.She said you talk/talked to her often.
Talk is tolerated in this context. It makes the reader feel the power of the present, even in a past context, or it makes him feel that the habit still conti
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Thanks Marius
It was a stupid error by me. It should be tense not sentence.
[ I know my French translation is flawed.]
Récemment j'ai parlé à la femme de Peter.
Elle a dit que vous lui avez parlé souvent.
OR Elle a dit que vous lui parlez souvent
Je crois que vous lui parlez via le Messager de Microsoft.
It was a stupid error by me. It should be tense not sentence.
[ I know my French translation is flawed.]
Récemment j'ai parlé à la femme de Peter.
Elle a dit que vous lui avez parlé souvent.
OR Elle a dit que vous lui parlez souvent
Je crois que vous lui parlez via le Messager de Microsoft.
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Hi,
I am talking about a habit.
So it should be 'She said you talk to her often'.
It doesn't have to be, but it can be, if what she said is still 'true' today.
Clive
I am talking about a habit.
So it should be 'She said you talk to her often'.
It doesn't have to be, but it can be, if what she said is still 'true' today.
Clive
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