Three sentences
Hello teachers. Will you check if these three sentences all are ok and pls let me know which of them would be most common in conversation.
I thought I was pretty clear last time about why I didn't want to go.
I thought I was being pretty clear last time about why I didn't want to go.
I thought I had been pretty clear last time about why I didn't want to go.
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All three are grammatical. The second one is the best to use - the word "being" is attention-getting and informal and folksy. The third one is too formal - the past perfect is cumbersome in ordinary conversation.
- All three are grammatical.
- The second one is the best to use - the word "being" is attention-getting and informal and folksy.
- The third one is too formal - the past perfect is cumbersome in ordinary conversation.
- The first one is abrupt and threatening.
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All three are grammatical. The second one is the best to use - the word "being" is attention-getting and informal and folksy. The third one is too formal - the past perfect is cumbersome in ordinary conversation. The first one is abrupt and threatening.
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