0
Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

the police (investigate) the bank robbery which (take)place a week ago but so far they (discover) nothing.

How can I use the correct verb tenses in this sentence
  

Top answer

Please post all relevant material in the message box.

— Mister Micawber

  • Please post all relevant material in the message box.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

4 Answers
0
Please post all relevant material in the message box.
0
0
The police investigated the bank robbery which took place a week ago, but so far they have discovered nothing.
0
0
If we used past tense "investigated", it then has the suggested meaning that the police are no longer investigating. So the correct tense should be as follows, especially when the ending was "so far they have is covered nothing".:
The police are investigating the bank robbery which took
0
0
I agree with you assuming the investigation is not over yet.
0

Related Questions