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TinyPixie Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Tense
Hi!
Could you please help me with the sentence?
Which tense I should use Present Simple or Past Simple?
She was asked to bring all medications she takes.
Could you please help me with the sentence?
Which tense I should use Present Simple or Past Simple?
She was asked to bring all medications she takes.
Top answer
Hello, In this context the simple past, "took", is correct. Cheers, Sam
- Hello, In this context the simple past, "took", is correct.
- Cheers, Sam
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Hello,
In this context the simple past, "took", is correct.
Cheers,
Sam
In this context the simple past, "took", is correct.
Cheers,
Sam
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TinyPixiePresent Simple or Past Simple?Both are acceptable. The context you have set up (a medical check-up, perhaps) suggests that the doctor wants to know which medications she takes now, so the present seems more appropriate to me.
Nevertheless, the doctor may be investigating an episode of ill health that occurred in the past and t
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