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SuperESL Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

then / now

Hi,

"She was advised by her doctor to have the surgery then / now, rather than wait until later."

Should 'then' or 'now' be used in a sentence in the past tense such as this example?

Thank you.
  

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Then . You could also say at that time .

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  • You could also say at that time .
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Then. You could also say at that time.
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SuperESL Hi,"She was advised by her doctor to have the surgery then / now, rather than wait until later."Should 'then' or 'now' be used in a sentence in the past tense such as this example? Thank you.
It depends whether the advice applies to a surgery that was to have taken place in the past or did take place in the past (then) or to a surgery that she is stil
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The assumption on my part is that the advice was given some years back.
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SuperESLThe assumption on my part is that the advice was given some years back.
In that case, 'then' seems more appropriate, don't you think?

CJ
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