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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Which is better?
I was wondering if you could help me.
Which is better?
"Did you hear Jerry lost his job?" or "Did you hear Jerry had lost his job?"
Which is better?
"Did you hear Jerry lost his job?" or "Did you hear Jerry had lost his job?"
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I think both make sense, but former is heard more often.
- I think both make sense, but former is heard more often.
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This is better, "Did you hear Jerry lost his job?" - simple past
You can also say, "Have you heard Jerry has lost his job?" - present perfect
"Did you hear Jerry had lost his job?" < This sentence uses the past perfect. We use the past perfect to show that one event or action preceded another. There's no indication of that in your example sentence, so there's no reason to
You can also say, "Have you heard Jerry has lost his job?" - present perfect
"Did you hear Jerry had lost his job?" < This sentence uses the past perfect. We use the past perfect to show that one event or action preceded another. There's no indication of that in your example sentence, so there's no reason to
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Did you hear that Jerry lost his job......best.
If you make it present perfect, you might be implying also that he is still out of work: Did you hear that Jerry has lost his job?
If you make it present perfect, you might be implying also that he is still out of work: Did you hear that Jerry has lost his job?
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