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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Verb Tense

Question: Stephen ____ (tell) his son not to return home late.

The suggested answer is "told", but can "tells" also be a correct answer?

Thank you!

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It's a bad question. Absent context, several tenses/aspects are possible.

  • It's a bad question.
  • Absent context, several tenses/aspects are possible.
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It's a bad question. Absent context, several tenses/aspects are possible.

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