Which tense would you use?
In this sentence, which tense would you choose? Also, would you say (the) before rain in this case?
The baseball game I was going to see (has been/was) cancelled because of (the) rain.
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If I was going to see the game tonight, I would say: The baseball game I was going to see has been cancelled because of (the) rain. I would use the article if it were raining at the very moment I uttered the sentence. If I was going to see the game in the past , last week for example, I would say: The baseball game I was going to see was cancelled because of rain.
- If I was going to see the game tonight, I would say: The baseball game I was going to see has been cancelled because of (the) rain.
- I would use the article if it were raining at the very moment I uttered the sentence.
- If I was going to see the game in the past , last week for example, I would say: The baseball game I was going to see was cancelled because of rain.
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If I was going to see the game tonight, I would say: The baseball game I was going to see has been cancelled because of (the) rain. I would use the article if it were raining at the very moment I uttered the sentence.
If I was going to see the game in the past, last week for example, I would say: The baseball game I was going to see was cancelled because of rain.
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