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He became my teacher. #1 (permalink) Wed Oct 14, 2009 0:19 am   He became my teacher.
 

- He become my teacher.
- He became my teacher.

Help me out on my confusion here guys... xD

"He" is still my teacher right now. That's what I'm trying to say, so should I say "He become my teacher" because 'become' works in the past and still works in the present? OR should I just say "He became my teacher." because he is still my teacher now but 'becoming' can only happen once which is in the past...?
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He became my teacher. #2 (permalink) Wed Oct 14, 2009 0:56 am   He became my teacher.
 

'He become' is no good; it is 'he becomes'. 'Become' is a relatively instantaneous action, here in the past. Use 'became'.
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He became my teacher. #3 (permalink) Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:13 am   He became my teacher.
 

Aikuzo wrote:
- He become my teacher.
- He became my teacher.
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'become' works in the past and still works in the present? OR should I just say "He became my teacher." because he is still my teacher now but 'becoming' can only happen once which is in the past...?

Are you perhaps confusing the simple present "becomes" with the present perfect "has become"? If the choice were between simple past "became" and present perfect "has become", I'd say both could be right depending on the situation: if he was and still is your teacher, use present perfect; is he was your teacher but is not so anymore, use simple past. And if the past doesn't matter, if you're only saying something about the present, use simple present "becomes".
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