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Guyper Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Wished clause
"She wished that tina came by for dinner more often"
Is came still be correct, or should it be had come since wished is already in the past?
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Is came still be correct, or should it be had come since wished is already in the past?
Thank you
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In a narrative, they mean different things: She wished that Tina came by for dinner more often -- Tina still came sometimes at that point in the narrative. She wished that tina had come by for dinner more often -- Tina no longer came at that point in the narrative.
- In a narrative, they mean different things: She wished that Tina came by for dinner more often -- Tina still came sometimes at that point in the narrative.
- She wished that tina had come by for dinner more often -- Tina no longer came at that point in the narrative.
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In a narrative, they mean different things:
She wished that Tina came by for dinner more often-- Tina still came sometimes at that point in the narrative.
She wished that tina had come by for dinner more often-- Tina no longer came at that point in the narrative.
She wished that Tina came by for dinner more often-- Tina still came sometimes at that point in the narrative.
She wished that tina had come by for dinner more often-- Tina no longer came at that point in the narrative.
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