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Air class 965 Posted 8 years ago
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WAS or HAD BEEN
Is there anything wrong with Today I met a lady who was my teacher ten years ago?
Or should it be Today I met a lady who had been my teacher ten years ago?
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air class 965 Is there anything wrong with Today I met a lady who was my teacher ten years ago ? Or should it be Today I met a lady who had been my teacher ten years ago ? Both are OK.
- air class 965 Is there anything wrong with Today I met a lady who was my teacher ten years ago ?
- Or should it be Today I met a lady who had been my teacher ten years ago ?
- Both are OK.
- You have fixed the time by saying 'ten years ago', so 'was' is sufficient to place the reader in the right time frame.
- CJ
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air class 965Is there anything wrong with Today I met a lady who was my teacher ten years ago?
Or should it be Today I met a lady who had been my teacher ten years ago?
Both are OK. You have fixed the time by saying 'ten years ago', so 'was' is sufficient to place the reader in the right time frame.
CJ
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