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SmilyCat Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Tense
Suppose Michael was in a car accident yesterday:
"It (was, has been) the second time he (was, has been, had been) in an accident."
What tenses should I use at the two spots?
"It (was, has been) the second time he (was, has been, had been) in an accident."
What tenses should I use at the two spots?
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Thank you Clive!
Suppose he got into another accident just now, for the third time:
"It is the second time he is in an accident."
"It has been the second time he has been in an accident."
Could both be correct, since both pr
Suppose he got into another accident just now, for the third time:
"It is the second time he is in an accident."
"It has been the second time he has been in an accident."
Could both be correct, since both pr
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Hi,
Suppose he got into another accident just now, for the third time:
"It is the second time he is in an accident." The second 'is' sounds very wrong
"It has been the second time he has been in an
Suppose he got into another accident just now, for the third time:
"It is the second time he is in an accident." The second 'is' sounds very wrong
"It has been the second time he has been in an
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Thank you Clive!
I found something very puzzling from a newspaper:
"Chinese security agents in Sichuan Province detained Liao Yiwu, a prominent author and critic of the government, as he prepared to fly Monday to a literary festival in Germany, human rights activists said. It was the 13th time Mr. Liao had been prevented from leaving the coun
I found something very puzzling from a newspaper:
"Chinese security agents in Sichuan Province detained Liao Yiwu, a prominent author and critic of the government, as he prepared to fly Monday to a literary festival in Germany, human rights activists said. It was the 13th time Mr. Liao had been prevented from leaving the coun
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Hi,
The writer is viewing it as the 13th. time in the period of the past up to that Monday.
I wouldn't say that the Present Perfect would be wrong in the sentence, either.
Clive
The writer is viewing it as the 13th. time in the period of the past up to that Monday.
I wouldn't say that the Present Perfect would be wrong in the sentence, either.
Clive
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