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Ann225 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Asking them if

Hi,

A:“What was the guy with the female purse doing approaching all the different people.?”

B:”I think he was asking them if it belonged/belongs to them.”

Are both correct or only ‘belongs’?

Thank you.

  

Top answer

” Are both correct or only ‘belongs’? Thank you. Both are correct, and 'belonged' is the more idiomatic choice because it matches the tense 'was'.

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Ann225

Hi,

A:“What was the guy with the female woman's purse doing approaching all the different people.?”

B:”I think he was asking them if it belonged/belongs to them.”

Are both correct or only ‘belongs’?

Thank you.

Both are correct, and 'belonged' is the more idiomatic choice bec