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Guest  +  18348 Tue, 06 Jan 04 04:18 PM
Hi,

I am not sure whether which tense should I use:

1. David show interests and smile at me

2. David showed interests and smiled at me


Which is correct? 1 or 2?

Thanks


Lyn
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maj  +  18374 Tue, 06 Jan 04 07:25 PM
Neither of them. Interest is an uncountable noun.
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Vivica, 5 yr 326 days ago
"David showed some interest and smiled at me"

I think that's correct...
whl626  +  18404 Wed, 07 Jan 04 02:10 AM
I think ' interest ' can be a countable noun tooSmile [:)].

eg. I have many interests and reading is one of themSmile [:)]
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pedant  +  18423 Wed, 07 Jan 04 06:40 AM
The correct answers are:
"David shows interest and smiles at me."
and "David showed interest and smiled at me."
Countability is irrelevant.
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