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Deborahjeong Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Weighs or weighed
It can feel as if the child weighs hundreds of pounds
Could you tell me if "weighs" the verb should change to weighed the past tense verb because of the subjunctive mood of the whole sentence?
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deborahjeong It can feel as if the child weighs hundreds of poundsCould you tell me if "weighs" the verb should change to weighed the past tense verb because of the subjunctive mood of the whole sentence? Yes, but you needn't, since the condition is presumably applicable to any time.
- deborahjeong It can feel as if the child weighs hundreds of poundsCould you tell me if "weighs" the verb should change to weighed the past tense verb because of the subjunctive mood of the whole sentence?
- Yes, but you needn't, since the condition is presumably applicable to any time.
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deborahjeongIt can feel as if the child weighs hundreds of poundsCould you tell me if "weighs" the verb should change to weighed the past tense verb because of the subjunctive mood of the whole sentence?
Yes, but you needn't, since the condition is presumably applicable to any time.
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