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ask to let me stay vs asked to let me stay

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Ask to let me stay' is in the present tense, while 'asked to let me stay' is in the past tense. The choice between the two depends on whether the action of asking happened in the past or is ongoing.

Last updated: March 19, 2024 • 582 views

ask to let me stay

This phrase is correct and can be used when referring to a current or ongoing request to stay.

This phrase is used when you are currently asking someone to let you stay. It indicates a present or ongoing action.

Alternatives:

  • I ask to stay
  • He asks to stay
  • She is asking to stay
  • They are asking to stay
  • We will ask to stay

asked to let me stay

This phrase is correct and is used when referring to a past request to stay.

This phrase is used when you are talking about a request to stay that happened in the past. It indicates a completed action.
  • Oct 3, 2013 ... My parents were asked to let me stay at the hospital so they could work with me constantly and track my progress. “But,” the doctor advised, ...
  • Dec 30, 2011 ... One time, however, Papa was asked to let me stay for the story and that is why I heard Mr. Dupree's eyewitness recollection of December 7, ...
  • Jul 22, 2014 ... One time, however, Papa was asked to let me stay for the story and that is why I heard Mr. Dupree's eyewitness recollection of December 7, ...
  • I was among strangers, and had little money; I went to the house of a Quaker woman, and asked to let me stay with her that day; she gave her consent. Had but ...

Alternatives:

  • I asked to stay
  • He asked to stay
  • She had asked to stay
  • They have asked to stay
  • We were asked to stay

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