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lissikomi
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I need your advice
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His father ..... just a
week ago today.What is the best variant to fill in the gap "died" or "has died"?
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22 Aug 2013
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cunliffe
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Died. Once you mention the time, it �s past simple. |
22 Aug 2013
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ueslteacher
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the key word here to determine the tense (past simple "died" BTW) is ago
don �t be confused by just as it is part of a phrase here and it has the meaning "only", not "recently" which would require the present perfect tense form. Sophia |
22 Aug 2013
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aninha31
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Tha correct verb is died ,because is a finished action. |
22 Aug 2013
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icarus88888
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l think it is the best answer � �died � �past.
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22 Aug 2013
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lolelozano
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died - you have already mentioned the time - it�s past.
good luck.
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22 Aug 2013
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GrammerTeacher
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i think you should use "became dead" to me, it just sounds better. |
23 Aug 2013
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GrammerTeacher
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or you should use "deaded" im not sure if its a word, but i will look it up right now |
23 Aug 2013
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GrammerTeacher
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ok i looked it up, it turns out its not a word. >:(![Angry](http://www.eslprintables.com/forum/images/smiley7.gif) |
23 Aug 2013
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cunliffe
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...fancy a grammer (sic) teacher not knowing that!!!![LOL](http://www.eslprintables.com/forum/images/smiley36.gif) |
24 Aug 2013
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