Timeline for Which verb tense should I use in the sentence below?
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| Jan 5, 2015 at 12:53 | answer | added | Jim Reynolds | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 5, 2015 at 11:36 | vote | accept | john | ||
| Jan 5, 2015 at 11:32 | comment | added | john | I care about the fact that the job is done. that's it. I have done these things.simple as that | |
| Jan 5, 2015 at 11:03 | comment | added | Jon Hanna | Context isn't obvious, because we don't know why you care. I'd guess you care about the fact that the translated minutes are now available, but you might care more about the process and that would lean one more toward one or the other of the two correct options. | |
| Jan 5, 2015 at 10:59 | answer | added | Jon Hanna | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 5, 2015 at 8:46 | comment | added | john | I just added a short sentence which I had totally forgotten about it. I think your opinion would change after seeing it | |
| Jan 5, 2015 at 8:43 | history | edited | john | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 5, 2015 at 6:57 | comment | added | Jim | The reason I talk about context is because of the subtle differences in choices. If you wanted to announce that the translations represent a major achievement or that you know people have been waiting for them I might choose are now If I just wanted to say that I completed my action item from the meeting I might choose * have been* and if I wanted to emphasize the fact that English was one of the languages they had been translated to I might choose were. | |
| Jan 5, 2015 at 6:46 | comment | added | john | I don't think a context is needed in this point. It's pretty obvious.I don't remember the time I translated it but i still prefer to use Were. I'm still not sure though.do you think the verb tense that should be used in the below sentence is different from the sentence above ? "The minutes of the second coordinating committee meeting were written in french, based on the important notes that were taken during participation in the first meeting and then sent to the manager via email." I agree with your statement about "committees meetings" though. It doesn't sound right | |
| Jan 5, 2015 at 6:29 | answer | added | Fred Bailey | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 5, 2015 at 6:23 | history | edited | Jim | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 5, 2015 at 6:21 | comment | added | Jim | Both were and have been are grammatical along with are now. The choice really depends on context which you haven't provided. I also don't like the double plural committees meetings. | |
| Jan 5, 2015 at 6:12 | history | asked | john | CC BY-SA 3.0 |