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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Verb Tenses

Hi, I was just wondering whether in this instance it would be correct to use "saw" or "have seen":

"My eyes soon fell upon a woman,
Who saw in me some light to steal"

OR

"Who had seen in me some light to steal"

Thanks in advance!
  

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Anonymous "My eyes soon fell upon a woman, Who saw in me some light to steal" Lyrics and poems writers don't always follow grammar rules. e. " which a a past tense.

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  • Anonymous "My eyes soon fell upon a woman, Who saw in me some light to steal" Lyrics and poems writers don't always follow grammar rules.
  • e.
  • " which a a past tense.
  • Based on the sentence, It doesn't have much meaning to it.
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Anonymous"My eyes soon fell upon a woman,
Who saw in me some light to steal"
Lyrics and poems writers don't always follow grammar rules. However, when we use "soon", we typically want to deliver a future element in the context, i.e. " She will soon forget our happy memories", but you used "fell upon.." which a a past tense. Based on the sentence, It doesn'
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