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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Use of tense

Which tense is correct when I serve some toasted bread to customers:

The pieces of bread 'were or are' baked longer than the usual.

Should it be 'were or are'?
  

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We just call it 'toast'. Which tense is correct when I serve some toast to customers? The bread was toasted longer than the usual.

  • We just call it 'toast'.
  • Which tense is correct when I serve some toast to customers?
  • The bread was toasted longer than the usual.
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We just call it 'toast'.

Which tense is correct when I serve some toast to customers?
The bread was toasted longer than the usual.
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Mister MicawberWe just call it 'toast'.Which tense is correct when I serve some toast to customers?The bread was toasted longer than the usual.
Thanks, teacher. Yes, I meant 'baked' (bread was baked..). So 'was' would be the correct choice, as shown in your sentence, and not 'is'. Right?

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