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Ohayo Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
why is it find & not found??
Hi
i was trying out an online tutorial on verb tenses. however the following sentences make me feel puzzle.
1) After i find the wallet, i immediately go to the police & turn it in
Q) why is it 'find' not 'found'??
2) i call u last night but you are not there. Where were you?
Q) why not called & were??
tks alot!
i was trying out an online tutorial on verb tenses. however the following sentences make me feel puzzle.
1) After i find the wallet, i immediately go to the police & turn it in
Q) why is it 'find' not 'found'??
2) i call u last night but you are not there. Where were you?
Q) why not called & were??
tks alot!
Top answer
Hello, Ohayo, welcome to the Forums! 1) The sentence such as it is makes me think of someone repeating instructions. A:"Now, remember, what do you do after you find the wallet?
- Hello, Ohayo, welcome to the Forums!
- 1) The sentence such as it is makes me think of someone repeating instructions.
- A:"Now, remember, what do you do after you find the wallet?
- " - B: "After I find the wallet, etc etc".
- Yet, if you found a wallet, let's say yesterday afternoon, and if you are relating what you did with it, then the whole sentence should be in the simple past: "After I found the wallet, I immediately went to the police and turned it in".
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Hello, Ohayo, welcome to the Forums!
1) The sentence such as it is makes me think of someone repeating instructions. A:"Now, remember, what do you do after you find the wallet? " - B: "After I find the wallet, etc etc". Yet, if you found a wallet, let's say yesterday afternoon, and if you are relating what you did with it, then the whole sentence should be in the simple past: "After I fo
1) The sentence such as it is makes me think of someone repeating instructions. A:"Now, remember, what do you do after you find the wallet? " - B: "After I find the wallet, etc etc". Yet, if you found a wallet, let's say yesterday afternoon, and if you are relating what you did with it, then the whole sentence should be in the simple past: "After I fo
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Ohayo gozaimasu, Ohayo-- and welcome to English Forums.
Your sentences are out of context (and I hope they had some), but to me they seem like narrative, for which the immediacy can be enhanced by telling the story in present tense:
Then Frodo leaves Hobbiton with Sam and they cut across the farmers' fields; they plan to take the Bucklebury ferry.
Your #2 so
Your sentences are out of context (and I hope they had some), but to me they seem like narrative, for which the immediacy can be enhanced by telling the story in present tense:
Then Frodo leaves Hobbiton with Sam and they cut across the farmers' fields; they plan to take the Bucklebury ferry.
Your #2 so
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hmm am i allowed to post the url here??
well here's the url. pls help me verify if this website teaches correct tenses as i do not want to learn the wrong stuffs!
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs3.htm
oh by th
well here's the url. pls help me verify if this website teaches correct tenses as i do not want to learn the wrong stuffs!
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs3.htm
oh by th
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As the title of the tutorial says, Ohayo, all the answers should be in simple past or past continuous:
2. After I (find) the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) to the police and (turn) it in.
6. A: I (call) you last night after dinner, but you (be, not) there. Where were you?
B: I (work) out at the fitness center.
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2. After I (find) the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) to the police and (turn) it in.
6. A: I (call) you last night after dinner, but you (be, not) there. Where were you?
B: I (work) out at the fitness center.
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