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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

tense problem

0I'm having problems with the tenses in the following02br
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00I remember now what it WAS/IS I WAS/AM supposed to tell you02br
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02br 02br 00For example: You coworker calls from the airport and tell you the boss's plane just landed, but he wasn't on it. "Oops," you say. "Now I remember what it was I was supposed to tell you.

— BarbaraPA

  • 02br 02br 00For example: You coworker calls from the airport and tell you the boss's plane just landed, but he wasn't on it.
  • "Oops," you say.
  • "Now I remember what it was I was supposed to tell you.
  • He got an earlier flight.
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0If the opportunity still exists for you to tell him, then you can say either "Now I remember what it is..." OR "Now I remember what it was that I am supposed to tell you.02br
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00If you the oppotunity to tell him is no longer available, then use 01b00was 02b00for both.02br
02br
00For example: You coworker calls from the airport a
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0If what you're saying will still help him, then I would eliminate one of the verbs completely: "Now I remember what I was supposed to tell you."02br
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00If it's too late, and telling him won't really help, then use "was" both times. "Now I remember what it was that I was supposed to tell you."02br
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00We always use "was supposed to" when we have for
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