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Kane159 Posted 15 years ago
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Tense check

Hi.
Suppose we have an article about a politician who has been found guilty of bribery of one of the investigators.

So,the headline would be:
The politician John Smith has been found guilty of trying to bribe an investigator who has discovered that he has been cheating on his wife.

First question : is the headline correct, especially the tenses in it?

Then,if I wanted to proceed to tell the audience more information about the case,I would use the simple past,right?

For example: The politician offered to pay the investigator a total amount of 200,000 $ if he concealed the truth.

Thank you in advance.
  

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Hi, Suppose we have an article about a politician who has been found guilty of bribery of one of the investigators. So,the headline would be: The politician John Smith has been found guilty of trying to bribe an investigator who has discovered that he has been cheating on his wife. First question : is the headline correct, especially the tenses in it?

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  • Hi, Suppose we have an article about a politician who has been found guilty of bribery of one of the investigators.
  • So,the headline would be: The politician John Smith has been found guilty of trying to bribe an investigator who has discovered that he has been cheating on his wife.
  • First question : is the headline correct, especially the tenses in it?
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Hi,

Suppose we have an article about a politician who has been found guilty of bribery of one of the investigators.

So,the headline would be:
The politician John Smith has been found guilty of trying to bribe an investigator who has discovered that he has been cheating on his wife.

First question : is the headline correct, especially the tenses in it?
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