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Wotcha Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Tense (?)
1. The bacteria has gotten to it before we ate it.
2. The bacteria has gotten to it before we eat it.
Which is correct?
2. The bacteria has gotten to it before we eat it.
Which is correct?
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Neither is right. The correct formulation depends on when the events happen. " (past) "The bacteria have gotten to it" (it's in that state now, so we probably won't want to eat it) Note that "bacteria" is plural.
- Neither is right.
- The correct formulation depends on when the events happen.
- " (past) "The bacteria have gotten to it" (it's in that state now, so we probably won't want to eat it) Note that "bacteria" is plural.
- I'm not sure of the context, but this is not a normal way of talking about food going bad.
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Neither is right. The correct formulation depends on when the events happen. For example:
"The bacteria had gotten to it before we ate it." (past)
"The bacteria have gotten to it" (it's in that state now, so we probably won't want to eat it)
Note that "bacteria" is plural. I'm not sure of the context, but this is not a normal way of ta
"The bacteria had gotten to it before we ate it." (past)
"The bacteria have gotten to it" (it's in that state now, so we probably won't want to eat it)
Note that "bacteria" is plural. I'm not sure of the context, but this is not a normal way of ta
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The bacteria got to it before we could eat it.
It spoiled before we could eat it.
CJ
It spoiled before we could eat it.
CJ
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