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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Was
I just thought it was the wrong thing to have done.
Is "was" in the back-shift tense (from "is") or in the simple past tense (marked by the perfect infinitive "to have done") in the above sentence?
Is "was" in the back-shift tense (from "is") or in the simple past tense (marked by the perfect infinitive "to have done") in the above sentence?
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Yes, it's that famous 'back-shifting'.
- Yes, it's that famous 'back-shifting'.
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AnonymousIs "was" in the back-shift tense ... or in the simple past tense ...?
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