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Jack112 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Vote / Voted
Scenario: I'm playing poker and I asks them yes or no if I should stay in. And I say:
1. I need an answer because if I lose, I won't feel bad because you voted for 'no' too. (I have 'voted' here, implying that after the game is over, the 'voted' was in the past? Even though I'm still in the game now, I should still use 'voted' not 'vote' ?)
2. I need an answer because if I lose, I won't feel bad because you vote for 'no' too. (Let's say the game is over, 'vote' doesn't make sense here right? It only makes sense to use #1?)
I hope you get what I'm trying to say.
I think this is a better example of what I'm trying to say:
Scenario: I'm sitll in the house but my mom is not home.
3. Can you tell mom that I went out?
4. Can you tell mom that I go out? (It doesn't make sense to use this one? It says I go out for a fact?)
Thanks.
1. I need an answer because if I lose, I won't feel bad because you voted for 'no' too. (I have 'voted' here, implying that after the game is over, the 'voted' was in the past? Even though I'm still in the game now, I should still use 'voted' not 'vote' ?)
2. I need an answer because if I lose, I won't feel bad because you vote for 'no' too. (Let's say the game is over, 'vote' doesn't make sense here right? It only makes sense to use #1?)
I hope you get what I'm trying to say.
I think this is a better example of what I'm trying to say:
Scenario: I'm sitll in the house but my mom is not home.
3. Can you tell mom that I went out?
4. Can you tell mom that I go out? (It doesn't make sense to use this one? It says I go out for a fact?)
Thanks.
Top answer
You are right to use "voted", and your reasoning is also correct. We use the simple past to describe an action which happened in the past and is now finished. ) It was a single action, and is completed.
- You are right to use "voted", and your reasoning is also correct.
- We use the simple past to describe an action which happened in the past and is now finished.
- ) It was a single action, and is completed.
- Re: tell mom:- it all depends upon the context.
- I think you would be better to use the simple present perfect here - "I have gone out".
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You are right to use "voted", and your reasoning is also correct. We use the simple past to describe an action which happened in the past and is now finished. You are still in the game, but the vote was taken in the past (maybe one minute ago, maybe 2 hours ago.) It was a single action, and is completed.
Re: tell mom:- it all depends upon the context.
I think you would be bett
Re: tell mom:- it all depends upon the context.
I think you would be bett
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