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Fishr
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Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:44 pm
Fishr says... · Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:44 pm
... if you please. XD

I have a real problem with tenses - working on it - or trying but is "said" considered past tense?

Yes, this is might be a stupid question but I'd like to know.
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Aedomir
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Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:55 pm
Aedomir says... · Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:55 pm
Yes, it is. The present tense would be 'say'.
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Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:00 pm
Emerson says... · Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:00 pm
http://www.verbix.com/cache/webverbix/20/say.shtml


^_^ Don't feel bad! I get confused on these things sometimes, too. That's why I love verb charts, like the one I linked you to!
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Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:55 pm
GryphonFledgling says... · Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:55 pm
Yes, I would say that 'said' is past tense.

Hey, no problem... Tenses are nitpicky.
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Sat May 31, 2008 7:07 pm
Wcatgal says... · Sat May 31, 2008 7:07 pm
It is past tense and don't wory about it. I get confused on tenses all the time and it drives my cousin crazy.
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Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:12 pm
Firearris says... · Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:12 pm
Yes, it's past tense. We all have these problems every now and then. XD
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