Allthewayanime Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Need correction on the past tenses
I would like to know if the past tenses are used correctly in this paragraph:
'This time Oliver had a secret weapon! He received an invitation to a smart party in a country chateau , and many stars were going to be there.Isabella wasn't able to resist.'
'This time Oliver had a secret weapon! He received an invitation to a smart party in a country chateau , and many stars were going to be there.Isabella wasn't able to resist.'
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alltheway .. it's difficult to answer your question without more context but here's one possibility: 1. had (simple past) 2.
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alltheway .. it's difficult to answer your question without more context but here's one possibility:
1. had (simple past)
2. had received (past perfect - because he already had the invitation before the statement in sentence 1 - past perfect refers to the 'past before the past')
3. depends on what's going to happen in the story and when - could be:
- wouldn't be
1. had (simple past)
2. had received (past perfect - because he already had the invitation before the statement in sentence 1 - past perfect refers to the 'past before the past')
3. depends on what's going to happen in the story and when - could be:
- wouldn't be
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