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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Use of told and tell

Based on the collected fact, they interrogated Mrs. Hayes who told them that although she had been like that in the past but things had changed and she was seeing someone called Tom David.
  

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Hi, Based on the collected fact, they interrogated Mrs. Hayes who told them that although she had been like that in the past but things had changed and she was seeing someone called Tom David. 'Told' is correct here.

  • Hi, Based on the collected fact, they interrogated Mrs.
  • Hayes who told them that although she had been like that in the past but things had changed and she was seeing someone called Tom David.
  • 'Told' is correct here.
  • It's Simple Past tense, because the writer is talking about a simple event in the past.
  • ) Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

Based on the collected fact, they interrogated Mrs. Hayes who told them that although she had been like that in the past but things had changed and she was seeing someone called Tom David.



'Told' is correct here. It's Simple Past tense, because the writer is talking about a simple event in the past.

(There are also some other grammar problems in your sente

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