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by Kasia@EconomistGMAT » Thu Feb 21, 2013 5:46 am
Both forms "are" and "were" could be used in this sentence. "Are" is more appropriate, if the sentence refers to a certain routine, a pattern that is repeated. "Earlier" would then refer to an earlier stage in the pattern. "Were" is better, if the sentence refers to something that happened only once at a known point in the past.
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