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Norwolf Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Wants/wanted
Hi, teachers.
I got a question remaining to be figured out:
Mother wanted to be a good provider, a role she ______ since her marriage to Father.
A shoulders B shouldered C is shouldering D has been shouldering
Because of the wanted, I wonder whether B or D is actually correct.
And to my ear, the quiz writer gave a weird sentence.
Would you please tell me which is better?
Thank you very much.
I got a question remaining to be figured out:
Mother wanted to be a good provider, a role she ______ since her marriage to Father.
A shoulders B shouldered C is shouldering D has been shouldering
Because of the wanted, I wonder whether B or D is actually correct.
And to my ear, the quiz writer gave a weird sentence.
Would you please tell me which is better?
Thank you very much.
Top answer
'Since' makes only the present perfect reasonable here.
- 'Since' makes only the present perfect reasonable here.
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Mister Micawber'Since' makes only the present perfect reasonable here.
Dear Micawber,I once learnt:
Michael Swan's 3rd edtion: Item522, p513
However, present and past tenses are also occasionally found, especially in sentences about changes.
You're looking much better since your operation.
She
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