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7 February
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What is the difference between Who can you imagine being invited to the party? and Who can you imagine was invited to the party? and which one sounds more correct pls ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Who can you imagine being invited to the party? and Who can you imagine was invited to the party? and which one sounds more correct pls ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Both are correct.
"Being" and "was" are different forms of the same verb.
"Who can you imagine being invited" asks for someone's opinion about what will happen in the future.
"Who can you imagine was" asks for someone's opinion about what happened in the past.

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