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correct tense of "suggest"

Posted: February 13th, 2025, 7:58 pm
by ansonman
I have made up the examples below.

Suppose that you have received an email from your friend. He wants to meet you next Thursday. In your email reply,

(1a) I say to Jack, "Unfortunately, none of the time slots you suggested works for me."

(1b) I say to Jack, "Unfortunately, none of the time slots you have suggested works for me."

(1c) I say to Jack, "Unfortunately, none of the time slots you are suggesting works for me."

I am not sure which tense of "suggest" is correct. Thank you for your help.

Re: correct tense of "suggest"

Posted: February 14th, 2025, 4:05 am
by Alan
All are contextually acceptable, but, in point of fact, simple present '...that you suggest' would be the most idiomatic choice.