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- 11-Aug-2011, 06:39 #1
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Mixed Tenses How can Africa grow more food? | Global development | guardian.co.uk
Why are the two verb (phrases) in different tenses when they refer to the same thing? Would the following be more correct?Unfortunately, that is what has often been lacking in sub-Saharan Africa.
Unfortunately, that has been what has often been lacking in sub-Saharan Africa.
- 11-Aug-2011, 08:02 #2
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Re: Mixed Tenses It has been lacking in the past, and is still lacking now.
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- 11-Aug-2011, 09:59 #3
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Teacher Re: Mixed Tenses And it is a fact now that something has been lacking in the past.
- 11-Aug-2011, 15:52 #4
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Teacher Re: Mixed Tenses Many would say that they're not in different tenses- to most linguists, they're both present tense, with one in the perfect aspect.
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