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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

The getups you saw

Hi.

Ther's a sentence in Harry Potter that I don't understand grammatically:

"Mr. Dursley couldn't bear people who dressed in funny clothes -- the getups you saw on young people!"

Why "saw"? Isn't it supposed to be "see"?

Thanks.
  

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Hi, Ther's a sentence in Harry Potter that I don't understand grammatically: "Mr. " Why "saw"? Isn't it supposed to be "see"?

— Clive

  • Hi, Ther's a sentence in Harry Potter that I don't understand grammatically: "Mr.
  • " Why "saw"?
  • Isn't it supposed to be "see"?
  • The focus is wholely on the past.
  • The getups that you saw on young people at that time in the past.
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Hi,

Ther's a sentence in Harry Potter that I don't understand grammatically:

"Mr. Dursley couldn't bear people who dressed in funny clothes -- the getups you saw on young people!"

Why "saw"? Isn't it supposed to be "see"?

The focus is wholely on the past. The getups that you saw on yo
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