Sequence of tenses
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Didn't pay the bill sounds vernacular
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#1 21-Jan-2013, 14:48
Sequence of tenses
Hello!
Which is better here, the past simple or the past perfect?
"When I arrived, my father told me he was angry because the chemist said he didn't pay the bill/he hadn't paid the bill".
Thanks a lot for your help.
Will
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#2 21-Jan-2013, 15:01
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#3 21-Jan-2013, 15:09Re: Sequence of tenses
Both are possible.
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#4 21-Jan-2013, 19:29Re: Sequence of tenses
Welcome to the forum, Jagrati. Originally Posted by Jagrati
'Didn't pay the bill' sounds vernacular.
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