Pleasehelp Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
I bet...
I bet I stopped listening before you did.
And
I bet I've stopped listening before you did.
What tenses are these two sentences in?
And
I bet I've stopped listening before you did.
What tenses are these two sentences in?
Top answer
The verbs in your sentences have different tenses. pleasehelp I bet I stopped listening before you did . ) Your second sentence contains a pretty unlikely tense combination, in my opinion.
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The verbs in your sentences have different tenses.
pleasehelpI bet I stopped listening before you did.bet = simple present
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I quoted the exact words off of a Friends episode....
So both of the sentences are considered bad grammar?
So both of the sentences are considered bad grammar?
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The first one is okay.
I guess you could argue that the sentence is in present tense, and the clause, "I stopped etc." is object of the verb.
(Amy didn't say there was anything wrong with it.)
I guess you could argue that the sentence is in present tense, and the clause, "I stopped etc." is object of the verb.
(Amy didn't say there was anything wrong with it.)
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