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verb tense
I have a difficult situation here. Please help me with verb tenses:
When I called them, I had already known that when they hear of bird flu, they almost panic and the only procedure they follow is to destroy all the potential carriers.
Thanks
When I called them, I had already known that when they hear of bird flu, they almost panic and the only procedure they follow is to destroy all the potential carriers.
Thanks
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Hello, at—and welcome to English Forums. When I called them, I already knew that when they heard about bird flu, they almost panicked, and the only procedure they followed was to destroy all the potential carriers.
- Hello, at—and welcome to English Forums.
- When I called them, I already knew that when they heard about bird flu, they almost panicked, and the only procedure they followed was to destroy all the potential carriers.
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Hello, at—and welcome to English Forums.
When I called them, I already knew that when they heard about bird flu, they almost panicked, and the only procedure they followed was to destroy all the potential carriers.
When I called them, I already knew that when they heard about bird flu, they almost panicked, and the only procedure they followed was to destroy all the potential carriers.
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Thanks Minster. So you simply suggest that use simple past for all the verbs. I am wondering if it is the only option or not. I mean if it was something like this:
When I called them, I already knew their cruelty.
Then it would be better to use past perfect:
When I called them, I had already known their cruelty.
but when more verbs follows I lost every thing about whether it is pas
When I called them, I already knew their cruelty.
Then it would be better to use past perfect:
When I called them, I had already known their cruelty.
but when more verbs follows I lost every thing about whether it is pas
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