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  1. 09-Feb-2012, 01:47 #1
    thomas615
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    Default break the record

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    He ate 50 hamburgers in 5 minutes. I believe no one has done that before. He breaks the world record.
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    Default Re: break the record

    Quote Originally Posted by thomas615 View Post
    is this sentence correct?

    He ate 50 hamburgers in 5 minutes. I believe no one has done that before. He breaks the world record.
    This event happened in the past, so you should use "broke" instead of "breaks".
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