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Suppose I have 200 dollars in my bank account and I take out 400 dollars. Can I say " I was overdrawn by 200 dollars"?
Nov 6, 2023 7:04 AM
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Yes. But if you are describing the state of your bank account now, use present tense. "I am overdrawn by £200' or "I am £200 overdrawn". If you use 'was', it describes the state of your bank account at some time in the past. We have no information about its state now.
November 6, 2023
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Ei Ei shwe zin
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Burmese, English
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English
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