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Sentence: She asked me if I still had seen / saw you.



 
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Sentence: She asked me if I still had seen / saw you. #1 (permalink) Tue Feb 03, 2009 20:10 pm   Sentence: She asked me if I still had seen / saw you.
 

She asked me if I still had seen / saw you

Which one is correct answer? had seen you or saw you.. :roll:
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Sentence: She asked me if I still had seen / saw you. #2 (permalink) Wed Feb 04, 2009 5:32 am   Sentence: She asked me if I still had seen / saw you.
 

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In order to make sense here, 'see' must mean 'be the girlfriend/boyfriend of'. Therefore, 'saw' is correct and 'had seen' is incorrect.
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Sentence: She asked me if I still had seen / saw you. #3 (permalink) Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:00 am   Sentence: She asked me if I still had seen / saw you.
 

Hi Aryam,

Please read What is a meaningful title?

Many thanks,
Torsten

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Sentence: She asked me if I still had seen / saw you. #4 (permalink) Wed Feb 04, 2009 18:36 pm   Sentence: She asked me if I still had seen / saw you.
 

Mister Micawber wrote:
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In order to make sense here, 'see' must mean 'be the girlfriend/boyfriend of'. Therefore, 'saw' is correct and 'had seen' is incorrect.
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Thank you Mister Micawber for your explanation.
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Sentence: She asked me if I still had seen / saw you. #5 (permalink) Wed Feb 04, 2009 18:40 pm   Sentence: She asked me if I still had seen / saw you.
 

Torsten wrote:
Hi Aryam,

Please read What is a meaningful title?

Many thanks,
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:oops: I forgot to give a meaningful title..
Next time I will :lol: .
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