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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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All the books in the library .......(be) damaged.
Is it were or are?
All the books in the library .......(be) damaged.
Is it were or are?
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They are both possible. All the books in the library are damaged -Describes their current condition. All the books in the library were damaged -Describes their past condition (I visited the library last year.
- They are both possible.
- All the books in the library are damaged -Describes their current condition.
- All the books in the library were damaged -Describes their past condition (I visited the library last year.
- I found that all the books in the library were damaged), or describes an event in the past (The storm tore the roof off, and all the books in the library were damaged).
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They are both possible.
All the books in the library are damaged -Describes their current condition.
All the books in the library were damaged -Describes their past condition (I visited the library last year. I found that all the books in the library were damaged), or describes an event in the past (The storm tore the roof off, and all the books in the library w
All the books in the library are damaged -Describes their current condition.
All the books in the library were damaged -Describes their past condition (I visited the library last year. I found that all the books in the library were damaged), or describes an event in the past (The storm tore the roof off, and all the books in the library w
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