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Sun 19 Aug, 2007 09:02 pm
Pls. help me on this
If something was already happenned which one should I use?
He said to her, " I won, I won."
or
He said to her, " I win, I win."
Why?
I once was told that a verb in the quotation should be present tense.
So I would like to get the explanation.
Thanks,
No, you can use present and past tense
She said: "I bought the eggs yesterday!"
CalamityJane wrote:No, you can use present and past tense
She said: "I bought the eggs yesterday!"
Why not, "I'd bought the eggs yesterday".
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(I'm teaching English on the other side of the world and need help.)
If your horse just came in first at the race track, you might shout, "I won, I won". If you just drew the winning card in a gin rummy game, you might shout at your opponent (impolitely), "I win, I win".
Flyboy--
Very clear--and colorful.
The proper use of Id.
How about Id been truthful all along only to have it squashed by lies and deceit
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