Which sentence is better?
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Both are possible. As usual, the present perfect, "have been caught", connects the past events more closely to the present, on account of their recency or present relevance. For events further back in the past, or with no particular present relevance, use "were".
- Both are possible.
- As usual, the present perfect, "have been caught", connects the past events more closely to the present, on account of their recency or present relevance.
- For events further back in the past, or with no particular present relevance, use "were".
- The plain word order is "You were caught / have been caught stealing ten times".
- Your word order is not wrong though.
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Both are possible. As usual, the present perfect, "have been caught", connects the past events more closely to the present, on account of their recency or present relevance. For events further back in the past, or with no particular present relevance, use "were".
The plain word order is "You were caught / have been caught stealing ten times". Your word order is not wrong though. It is go
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