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Thread: Taking Place, Took Place?
- 11-Jul-2006, 07:00 #1
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Taking Place, Took Place? Should it be:
1) Construction is well under way, with the launching ceremony taking place on [past date].
2) Construction is well under way, with the launching ceremony took place on [past date].
Please help. Thanks.Last edited by iamwkk; 11-Jul-2006 at 07:11.
- 11-Jul-2006, 07:02 #2
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Re: Taking Place, Took Place? hmmm, I don't see any difference between them...:)
- 11-Jul-2006, 07:12 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: Taking Place, Took Place? Sorry, a typo. Already corrected.
Originally Posted by Bernadetta
- 11-Jul-2006, 09:40 #4
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: Taking Place, Took Place? Anyone help?
- 11-Jul-2006, 12:08 #5
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Re: Taking Place, Took Place? Definitely the first one.
- 11-Jul-2006, 16:34 #6
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: Taking Place, Took Place? Thanks a lot!!!
But I have to convince my boss (we're not native English speakers)....
so how should I explain to him?
He said as it happened in the past so we should use the past tense.
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