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User550 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Was or have been?
Why was I summoned here?
Why have I been summoned here?
I'd always use have been
because 'Was' has no say in me still being there.
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user550 I'd always use have beenbecause 'Was' has no say in me still being there. You're thinking this through the wrong way. The sentence is questioning the reason for an action in the past.
- user550 I'd always use have beenbecause 'Was' has no say in me still being there.
- You're thinking this through the wrong way.
- The sentence is questioning the reason for an action in the past.
- This question is being asked while the speaker is "here".
- Otherwise, he would not have used the word "here".
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user550I'd always use have beenbecause 'Was' has no say in me still being there.
You're thinking this through the wrong way. The sentence is questioning the reason for an action in the past. This question is being asked while the speaker is "here". Otherwise, he would not have used the word "here". So no matter which tense you use, it does not apply to
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